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Critical Reflection

Module learning: At the start of the module, I sought to achieve clarity and to maintain my composure while presenting. Even though slip ups may still occur and I may still lose my train of thought, I am a lot more confident when such a slip up does occur and I am able to maintain my composure. By observing my peers' actions when recovering from a blunder, the feedback given by peers and with Professor Brad pointing out the do's and dont's if one were to stumble, I have managed to adopt a few things to aid me if I do stumble. When I do stumble, I should be keeping my cool and not say something immediately to try and recover. I have found this to be very effective at curbing my tendency to speak incoherently.  Also, by speaking slowly and clearly, it is very unlikely to lose my train of thought as I am able to process information better and it will allow me to plan out the flow of my presentation.  Although I have not perfected the skill of  recovering from a blunder, by a...
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Reader Response Draft 3.0

The webpage “Robotic Arm” (NASA, n.d.) introduces Mars' Perseverance’s robotic arm. The robotic arm collects rock samples and stores them for analysis. The Perseverance’s robotic arm consists of scientific cameras, a drill, Gaseous Dust Rem oval Tool (GDRT), five degrees of freedom rotary actuators and a ground contact sensor.  There are three scientific cameras, WATSON, SHERLOC and PIXL. The rover's drill has three interchangeable drill bits. The abrader, coring and regolith bits. The coring and regolith bits are used to collect and store samples while th e abrader bit removes the surface layer of rocks to reveal a clean, smooth surface for analysis. The GDRT  then uses nitrogen gas to reveal the inner layer of the rock for analysis (Brockie, 2021).The five degrees of freedom rotary actuators allow the robotic arm to move in five different axes. The ground contact sensor sends a signal to the robotic arm to stop its movement to prevent it from touching the ground (Robotic Arm...
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Reader Response Draft 2.5

The webpage “Robotic Arm” (NASA, n.d.) introduces Mars' Perseverance’s robotic arm. The robotic arm collects rock samples and stores them for analysis. The Perseverance’s robotic arm consists of scientific cameras, a drill, Gaseous Dust Rem oval Tool (GDRT), five degrees of freedom rotary actuators and a ground contact sensor.  There are three scientific cameras, WATSON, SHERLOC and PIXL. The rover's drill has three interchangeable drill bits. The abrader, coring and regolith bits. The coring and regolith bits are used to collect and store samples while th e abrader bit removes the surface layer of rocks to reveal a clean, smooth surface for analysis. The GDRT  then uses nitrogen gas to reveal the inner layer of the rock for analysis (Brockie, 2021).The five degrees of freedom rotary actuators allow the robotic arm to move in five different axes. The ground contact sensor sends a signal to the robotic arm to stop its movement to prevent it from touching the ground (Robotic Arm...
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Reader Response Draft 2

  The webpage “Robotic Arm” (NASA, n.d.) introduces Mars' Perseverance’s robotic arm. The robotic arm collects rock samples and stores them for analysis. The Perseverance’s robotic arm consists of scientific cameras, a drill, Gaseous Dust Rem oval Tool (GDRT), five degrees of freedom rotary actuators and a ground contact sensor.  There are three scientific cameras, WATSON, SHERLOC and PIXL. As mentioned in the webpage “Watson” (NASA, n.d.), WATSON is used to take zoomed in pictures of targets of interest that contain signs of microbial life searched by SHERLOC. PIXL functions similarly to SHERLOC. However, it is able to identify chemical elements at a miniscule level. The rover's drill has three interchangeable drill bits. The abrader, coring and regolith bits and it penetrates into the Martian surface to collect and store rock samples according to “Robotic Arm” (NASA, n.d.). The coring and regolith bits are used to collect and store samples while th e abrader bit removes the ...
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Reader Response Draft 1

The webpage “Robotic Arm” (NASA, n.d.) introduces Mars' Perseverance’s robotic arm. The robotic arm collects rock samples and stores them for analysis. The Perseverance’s robotic arm consists of scientific cameras, a drill, Gaseous Dust Rem oval Tool (GDRT), five degrees of freedom rotary actuators and a ground contact sensor.  There are three scientific cameras, WATSON, SHERLOC and PIXL. As mentioned in the webpage “Watson” (NASA, n.d.), WATSON is used to take zoomed in pictures of targets of interest that contain signs of microbial life searched by SHERLOC. PIXL functions similarly to SHERLOC. However, it is able to identify chemical elements at a miniscule level. The rover's drill has three interchangeable drill bits. The abrader, coring and regolith bits and it penetrates into the Martian surface to collect and store rock samples according to “Robotic Arm” (NASA, n.d.). The coring and regolith bits are used to collect and store samples while th e abrader bit removes the sur...
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Summary Draft 2 of Perseverance's Robotic Arm

  Perseverance’s Robotic Arm Summary The webpage “Robotic Arm” (NASA, n.d.) introduces Mars' Perseverance’s robotic arm. The robotic arm collects rock samples and stores them for analysis. The Perseverance’s robotic arm consists of scientific cameras, a drill, Gaseous Dust Rem oval Tool (GDRT), five degrees of freedom rotary actuators and a ground contact sensor.  There are three scientific cameras, WATSON, SHERLOC and PIXL. As mentioned in the webpage “Watson” (NASA, n.d.), WATSON is a color camera used to take zoomed in pictures of targets of interest that contain signs of microbial life searched by SHERLOC. PIXL functions similarly to SHERLOC. However, it is able to identify chemical elements at a miniscule level. The rover's drill penetrates into the Martian surface to collect and store rock samples according to “Robotic Arm” (NASA, n.d.). The GDRT  then uses nitrogen gas to reveal the inner layer of the rock for analysis (Brockie, 2021).The five degrees of freedom ro...
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Summary Draft 1 of Perseverance's Robotic Arm

  The Perseverance’s robotic arm consists of scientific cameras, a drill and a ground contact sensor. There are three scientific cameras. WATSON is a color camera used to take zoomed in pictures of targets of interest (WATSON, n.d.) that contain signs of microbial life searched by SHERLOC (SHERLOC, n.d.). PIXL functions similarly to SHERLOC. However, it is able to identify chemical elements at a miniscule level (PIXL, n.d.). The rover's drill penetrates into the Martian surface to collect rock samples. The drill is equipped with three different kinds of bits that help collect samples. The coring and regolith bits contain sample collection tubes to store samples when drilling. The abrader bit is used to remove the eroded surface layer of rocks, to reveal the inner layer of the rock for analysis (Robotic Arm, n.d.). The ground contact sensor sends a signal to the robotic arm to stop its movement to prevent it from touching the ground (Robotic Arm, n.d.). References: WATSON  (n.d...
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