Mars mission 2020DC micromotors for the first Mars helicopter
In two years' time, the US space agency NASA will be sending a new rover to the Red Planet. On board: a helicopter that will take the first aerial photos of Mars. The rotors are controlled by small DC motors from the Swiss company Maxon Motor.
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... the components used have a high degree of efficiency - such as the DC motors from Maxon Motor that are used in the helicopter. Six precise small motors from the DCX series with a diameter of 10 mm are responsible for the tilt control of the rotor blades and thus the control of the aircraft. Currently ...