A robotic arm by Leonardo will transfer red stones from the Nasa robot to the re-entry rocket
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(LaPresse) A robotic arm that will collect samples of the soil of Mars to bring them to Earth and thus be able to study the history and above all the possibilities of inhabiting the red planet. Leonardo, who signed the contract with ESA – the European space agency – will do it at the Farnborough International Airshow, the great aerospace fair currently underway in England. “The arm will be delivered and launched in 2028 towards Mars, where in 2031 it will collect samples directly from the Rover Perseverance that NASA already has on Mars and is collecting earth samples by inserting them into tubes, it will collect these tubes and insert them into a capsule. sent into orbit to return to Earth in 2033 “, Guido Sangiovanni, head of robotics for Leonardo’s space, explains to LaPresse. “We are very proud to be able to contribute to the success of Mars Sample Return – assures Gabriele Pieralli, Managing Director of the Leonardo Electronics Division. Structured like a human arm with shoulder, elbow and wrist, the Sample Transfer Arm can perform a large number of movements ( 7 degrees of freedom) and has its own brain and eyes. Controlled by the control electronics, the limbs, joints and hand are able to perform, with a high level of dexterity, all the tasks required by the mission, such as identifying and take the tubes out of the rover or lift them off the ground, insert them into the container and close its lid before launching from Mars. Together with its vision system consisting of two cameras, the instrument receives information from the sensors and sends instructions through approximately 600 signals to the mechanisms.
July 19, 2022 – Updated July 19, 2022, 4:30 pm
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