According to a foreign media report on the 1st, even under the most favorable conditions, it would be difficult for a precision probe to land on a planet with a harsh environment. But if you can throw a probe car on the surface of the planet like a ball, do n’t worry that it will be broken, what will happen? Vitas- of NASA Ames Research Center Sansperal and Adrian Agukino are trying to find a solution to this problem through their design, a remote-controlled exoskeleton that can be called a "super spherical robot" and can change shape. NASA is designing a soft, deformable remote-controlled exoskeleton for landing on extraterrestrial planets. This spherical structure may be able to land safely without any help, absorbing most of the impact of the impact. The spherical structure of the Super Ball Bot can land without any help, absorb the huge impact of the collision, and reduce the weight, because other methods need to carry parachutes and collision balloons. Once successfully landed, it can also roll on the surface with the help of a ball-like structure, without wheels, using the extension and contraction of the cable connecting the rigid structure as a driving force to move forward. The same cable can be used to pull back part of the remote control device, allowing the centrally located scientific research equipment to be exposed for research. This design completely subverts the design concept of the probe car currently in use, such as the "Curious", which uses a more traditional rigid remote control device. However, the super spherical robot relies on the "tensile structure (Tensegrity)", that is, it is completely composed of a set of continuous pressure rods and cables. In the conceptual diagram of this mission, there may be many super spherical robots unfolding and landing here, and then moving on the ground for scientific research expeditions. NASA described the overall tension structure as a counter-intuitive tension structure, which has no rigid connections, but is "extremely durable, lightweight, and able to expand." There is no single point of failure of the remote control device of the overall structure of the tension, and there is no wheel shaft or hinge to be strengthened. The impact force generated by the collision will be dispersed by multiple faces of the remote control device. By convention, these distinctive structures can be difficult to control, so researchers are trying to manipulate them with the help of machine learning algorithms and operating methods "central pattern generators" inspired by neuroscience. Aguquino told IEEE Spectrum's Rachel-Contlands that they must invent new control methods so that the remote control device can run smoothly and efficiently on the planet's surface. An ideal team consisting of dozens, even hundreds of foldable tiny remote control devices (each weighing only a few kilograms), can be easily placed into the spacecraft during launch, and easily separated after arriving at the destination discharge. This design may be used in a mission to Saturn ’s moon, Titan. By shrinking the remote control device into a smaller structure, scientists can fit more equipment into a spacecraft and study more of the surface of the satellite. NASA believes that the super spherical robot can safely land from a height of more than 62 miles (99.78 kilometers) from Titan, without any damage. For now, any interstellar expedition will have to wait a few more years before it can be carried out, but this research group has obtained permission from the bureau to continue their research. Glass Coffee Table,Glass Dining Table,Glass Table,Glass Desk Hongsing Glass Hardware Porduct Co Ltd , https://www.hongsingglass.com
