1. © 2010 RAL Space RAL Robotics team

2. © 2010 RAL Space

4. CDF – Concurrent Design Facility © 2010 RAL Space

5. Hardware Off-the-shelf © 2010 RAL Space Microcontroller programmed by RAL Space -controls up to 28 servos -provides up o 16 analog inputs -54 digital I/O -4 serial comms, USB, 6 interupts 6 SPI and I2C On board computer running Linux 6 hours+ run-time on 5Ah battery

6. © 2010 RAL Space RAL Rover control structure I/O array High Level Sensors User input or Navigation computer I/O interface AI – navigation, path finding Logger Library of functions PID motor controllers Low level sensors Actuators On Board Computer Microcontrollers Top level Microcontrollers Low level

7. enthusiasm © 2010 RAL Space

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10. CCD Technology CCD and CMOS sensor development Mixed-signal ASIC readout electronics Camera technology © 2010 RAL Space SDO 16 million pixel Thin-Gate CCD. SDO camera electronics with video processing and 16-bit ADC ASICs. CMOS sensor development: 2kx2k pixel array and 6x 512x512 pixel test structure.

11. Technology Facilities © 2010 RAL Space Internationally important technology groups Cutting-edge Space instrumentation Extensive engineering capability C1XS Components Calibration Load: Machined work Array of 0.12 mm diameter holes with 0.13 mm pitching Laser target against fingertip Laser Target

12. © 2010 RAL Space Facilities Two satellite Ground Stations Design, simulation and analysis tools World class manufacturing facilities Instrument Calibration Thermal Vac and Vibration Molecular Spectroscopy Facility Concurrent Design Facility MIRI – Vibration TablePrecision DevelopmentMIRI- Thermal Vacuum Satellite Groundstation