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MPTRadome-(Multi-Purpose Transceiver
Radar Dome)Constructed of Navigator Radome also allows continous
feeds of incoming and outgoing signals directed and intercepted
by the central MPTTerminal which is MFLIR Pod- (Modified Foward Looking Infrared Radar) The Mars Navigator is equipped with One MFLIR Pod, located at the front cowling of the Mars Navigator. This FLIR Pod serves as a navigation site camera, which uses infrared signals to process a detailed image of terrain 10 feet ahead and in a 90 degree radius of the current course. Directly linked to the Central MPRTTerminal, the MFLIR Pod data is used to measure terrain density, depth and thickness. The MPTTerminal uses this information to calculate whether it is safe to proceed with its current course, given the weight of the Mars Navigator and any other vehicles and/or personel accomanying it. DLIR Pod- (Downward Looking Infrared Radar) The DLIR Pod is a downward facing radar which is used to record and plot the course the Mars Navigator, as it explores Mars. Located near the MFLIR Pod, in the bottom center of the fron cowling, the DLIR Pod is at at an optimum distance from the ground for data accuracy. Its high speed capability of translating soil composition is an additional asset to the Mars Navigator and the Mars expedition teams who incorporate it. Also directly linked to the central MPTTerminal, all data is stored and also uplinked with any available satelite in Mars orbit, for later analysis and record of soil data on the surface. CAT (Communication Antenna Tower) -Located
is at the very top center of the Mars Navigator, is a tall thin
structure, called the CAT. The CAT is a communication antenna
which directs radio signals to and from the Mars Navigator. The
CAT's sole purpose in the mission is to keep continuous MCAT Tracks (Mars Caterpillar All Terrain) - These heavy duty stainless steel wheels of the Navigator is a "definate plus" for any mission that the Mars Navigator would be assigned for. The wheels are super strong and highly agile to withstand any type of stress from martian rocks and dirt. The MCAT Tracks provide sustained traction even in the loosest of sand and dirt. The MCAT Tracks feature steel plates which extend and retract depending on what type of soil the Mars Navigator is traversing on at the moment. Signals from the MPTTerminal tell the MCAT Tracks whether to extend its traction plates or to retract them, allowing a smoother ride with little or no slippage. NRB (Navigator Recepticle Bay) - The long football shaped structure located at the bottom center of the Mars Navigator, is the Navigator Recepticle Bay. The NRB is partly a fuel tank and soil storage are in one container. The NRB is composed of Stainless Aluminum Alloy with, Stainless Steel chambers within. Since the Mars Navigator is not entirely solar powered it uses methane as an alternate fuel source. Only one quarter of the NRB is a fuel tank, the other three quarter is a storage area where the Mars Navigator stores rock samples and other core samples, gather during the course of the mission. It also has an additional cryo chamber in the event that the mission comes across a "live specimen." ARMS (Automated Robotic Maneuvering Station) - The longest part of the Mars Navigator are the ARMS. Composed of Pure Titanium and Nickel Alloy, the ARMS are a super heavy duty structure positioned on either side of the Navigator. These are also equiped with Element Sensing Techonology (EST) and will seek out oxygen, water, and noble gases.
SPECIFICATIONS: mass: 250 kg. volume: 24 cu. feet. height: 5'5 feet length: 7'6 feet width: 4 feet speed: 45mph Max Speed payload: 350 lbs. |
