Lee F. Sword

TL;DR: Lightweight survivable rover (LSR) as mentioned in this paper is a type of mobile robot for Mars exploration missions that uses composite materials, collapsible running gear, integrated thermal-structural chassis and other mechanical features enabling improved mobility and environmental robustness at reduced mass, volume, and power.

TL;DR: The design and initial operations of SRR-1 (Sample Return Rover), a novel 10 kg-class four wheel, hybrid composite-metal vehicle for rapid (10 - 30 cm/sec) autonomous location, rendezvous, and retrieval of collected samples under integrated visual and beacon guidance, and development of the FIDO rover (Field Integrated Design and Operations), a new high mobility, multi-km range science vehicle.

TL;DR: The primary objective of the testbed is to perform a system integration of Control Structure Interaction technologies necessary to demonstrate the end-to-end operation of a space- based interferometer, ultimately proving to flight mission planners that the necessary control technology exists to meet the challenging requirements of future space-based interferometry missions.

TL;DR: The development of the truss structure at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory that forms the backbone of JPL's Micro-Precision Interferometer (MPI) Testbed is described, which is essentially a space-based Michelson interferometer suspended in a ground- based laboratory.

TL;DR: The Micro-Precision Interferometer Testbed is essentially a space-based Michelson interferometer suspended in a ground-based laboratory that employs a layered control architecture, utilizing isolation, structural control, and active optical control technologies to achieve its vibration attenuation goals.