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| Title: | Mars Science Laboratory differential restraint : the devil is in the details |
| Authors: | Jordan, Elizabeth |
| Keywords: | Differential Restraint
Entry Descent and Landing (EDL)
design cycles |
| Issue Date: | 16-May-2012 |
| Publisher: | Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2012. |
| Citation: | Proceedings of the 41st Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium, Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium, Pasadena, California, May 16-17, 2012. |
| Abstract: | The Differential Restraint, a mechanism used on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover to maintain symmetry of the mobility system during the launch, cruise, and entry descent and landing phases of the MSL mission, completed nearly three full design cycles before a finalized successful design was achieved. This paper address the lessons learned through these design cycles, including three major design elements that can easily be overlooked during the design process, including, tolerance stack contribution to load path, the possibility of Martian dirt as a failure mode, and the effects of material properties at temperature extremes. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/42431 |
| Appears in Collections: | JPL TRS 1992+
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