DEWBOT VII Minibot Deployment

Analysis of Minibot deployment considerations and concepts. Updated 23 Jan 2011, Siri.

Scissors

Initial concept for deploying the Minibot and applied to the V-bot.

Assembled for testing only on 20-February. Manual deployment tests indicated that this deployment method would not be reliable. Additional issues with off-axis deployment of the one or two 3/4" bore, 5" stroke pneumatic cylinders were unresolved.

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  Rich Kulik designing scissors deployment in CAD

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  Jon Davis placing V-bot on scissors for test

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  Test deployment 1/5

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  Test deployment 3/5

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  Test deployment 4/5

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  Test deployment 5/5

Bident Aft (Fanger

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  Post-FLR deployment (in development)

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  Fanger lifting-off on deployment test

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  Fanger launch

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  Off-axis launch (successful)

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