Research/ PLANETARY ROBOTICS
A Motor Drive Electronics Assembly for Mars Curiosity Rover: An Example of Assembly Qualification for Extreme Environments
Elizabeth Kolawa, Yuan Chen, Mohammad M. Mojarradi, Carissa Tudryn Weber, Don J. Hunter
IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium 2013//NASA Langley Research Center
Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS
Missions
Curiosity (MSL)named in title, abstract
Indexed as
NTRSElectronics and Electrical Engineering
This paper describes the technology development and infusion of a motor drive electronics assembly for Mars Curiosity Rover under space extreme environments. The technology evaluation and qualification as well as space qualification of the assembly are detailed and summarized. Because of the uncertainty of the technologies operating under the extreme space environments and that a high level reliability was required for this assembly application, both component and assembly board level qualifications were performed.