How to survive 002
Survive in Mars - 002
Transportation
- current
Rovers - curiosity and perseverance
Dropped via parachutes and drones
Suspension is 6 wheel drive
Power - Nuclear generators and solar
- future
Fully electric, storage batteries are charged with solar power cells.
Vehicle is charged from the storage batteries.
Missing tech- Wireless charging or Humanoid robot to charge
Paths are identified from Orbiter images to avoid canyons, crevices and steep wallls.
Local navigation would be via camera and lidar.
- Open problem statement
- what is the start and end point?
- which are the habitable locations for research stations
TODO - read about haven mission. Re read the nasa mars challenge
What are the proposed locations?
Can you identify the suitable locations. Nearest to previous lander locations.
Which regions have low temperatures variance ? Which regions aren't affected by the sand storms.
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Build the perseverance rover- Find the spare parts from zft, request unused items from robotics team.
Create the 3d setup from scratch,
Learn how the system is built from ground up.