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ARES is ready for the funfair! That is to say ... our rotation speed test was successful and the new algorithm works just fine :) Who needs a star if you can have the FRoST logo as a hood ornament? We fooled around with our 3D printer a bit and believe we have found a market niche ;) We're not just dressing up our rover 😉 ... our new FRoST jackets have arrived! Special thanks to the team of @stickbymagic.de who produced them, as well as to our team member Timur who designed our mission patch :) Love sunbathing? So does ARES: We've equipped our rover with a 20 watt solar panel with a two-axis tracking system which aligns the collector perpendicular to the sunlight while charging. Our graphics show how the panel can be folded down when not in use. Virtual spring cleaning: We've updated our website (👉link in bio)! On the page, you'll find detailed information about ARES, our publications - and an extensive gallery of images documenting the ERC 2019 and our development of the new rover. You're very welcome to drop by 🙂 Where am I going - left or right, up or down? Our new rover ARES will be able to answer this question by using an IMU sensor ("inertial measurement unit"). Here, our team members Julius, Kathrin, Peter and Roman have mounted the sensor for testing purposes and are verifying the pitch angle. Of course, the only way is up 😉 A night out ... or rather in: We met up for a digital pub quiz! And not just any pub quiz either - "ERC 2021", Mars" and "Rover" were just a few of our quiz categories. Now that spring's here, the @europeanroverchallenge in September doesn't seem too far off :) Last week, four customized drive belts from our sponsor BRECO Antriebstechnik Breher GmbH & Co. KG were delivered. Compared to the belts from last year, the new ones are shorter and about 30% lighter. Furthermore, they provide a central guide rail. Unlike the lateral guiding edges from last year, the central guideway leads to reduced tension in the 3D-printed lightweight wheels. The lightweight chassis of our ARES rover consists of aluminium square tubes welded into a space frame. This frame geometry makes it possible to achieve a high load capacity and torsional stiffness. In addition, the cavities created allow components to be easily accommodated. Unlike our competitors, we rely on the performance of a tracked undercarriage.
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