An Automated Sample Processing System (ASPS) for wet chemistry processing of organic materials on the surface of Mars has been jointly developed by Ball Aerospace and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The mechanism has been built and tested to demonstrate TRL level 4. This paper describes the function of the system, mechanism design, lessons learned, and several challenges that were overcome.
An Automated Sample Processing System for Planetary Exploration
Aerospace Mechanism Symposium ; 2012 ; Pasadena, CA, United States
2012-05-16
Conference paper
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English
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