Mars mission: relevant hardware changes

After facing communication problems and some problems with integration we decided to change hardware configuration slightly.

First of all, we mentioned about communication problem in our last post. Solution of this problem is to direct both bricks to the ceiling or to to the tower on the top of setup. Here it is depicted on the foto

Next we mounted a frame for camera so that it will not make rover unstable and will not interfere rotational part of front wheel.

Also there was a problem with temperature probe. It was not long and deep enough. So we changed the probe putting arm. Now on cruise regime it is short and does not touch floor. On the measurement regime it goes downwards on required depth and allows to measure temperature of deep lake.

As it is seen, we also added battery for additional weight and Duck dropping mechanism.