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dirtyuncleron69 t1_ivar591 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in What is the cause of the steep escarpment at the base of Olympus Mons? by Strong-Ball-1089

https://nepp.nasa.gov/whisker/reference/tech_papers/2011-NASA-GSFC-whisker-failure-app-sensor.pdf

here is the write up on the gas pedal specifically

A couple unique problems,

  1. mechanically dis-assembling the pedals broke the whiskers and fixed the problem

  2. Using a standard ohm meter also destroyed the whiskers via melting them from overcurrent without detecting them

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[deleted] t1_ivarzbt wrote

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SashimiX t1_ivatl42 wrote

Full quote:

– If the pedal is depressed quickly, then throttle is limited to 15 degrees
– If the pedal is depressed slowly, then throttle can jump to 15 degrees, and further pedal application can achieve wide open throttle
• In all cases, releasing the accelerator pedal closes the throttle, and brakes are fully operational
– Although the vehicle would operate, we did not consider it to be driveable

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Miss_Speller t1_ivdisgt wrote

This was a great writeup, but I especially enjoyed the Charybdis and Scylla illustration on p28. More whimsey than I was expecting in a NASA publication, which is wonderful!

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