Drilling in Extreme Environments

Penetration and Sampling on Earth and other Planets
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-3-527-40852-8
Verlag: Wiley VCH Verlag GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 767 Seiten, Format (B × H): 182 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 1708 g

Dieses umfassende und aktuelle Buch behandelt sowohl geologische Formationen auf der Erde als auch im Weltall und verbindet dabei Bohrtechnologie mit innovativer Robotertechnik. Führende Autoren aus Industrie und Forschung beschreiben Beispiele, Probleme, Lösungen und Fallstudien aus der Praxis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bar-Cohen, Yoseph

Zacny, Kris

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Geophysik
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Bergbau, Hüttenwesen
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geochemie
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction
2 Principles of Drilling and Excavation
3 Ground Drilling and Excavation
4 Ice Drilling and Coring
5 Underwater Drilling
6 Extraterrestrial Drilling and Excavation
7 Planetary Sample Acquisition, Handling and Processing
8 Instruments for In-Situ Sample Analysis
9 Contamination and Planetary Protection
10 Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Zacny, Kris
Kris Zacny is Senior Research Scientist and Director of Drilling and Excavation Systems at Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation. Prior to this assignment, he served as engineer in the South African Mines and participated in two Arctic Expeditions where he performed drilling tests.

Bar-Cohen, Yoseph
Yoseph Bar-Cohen is Senior Scientist and Supervisor at the JPL. Part of his research focuses on artificial muscles. He (co) authored more than 300 papers and co-edited books. Two NASA Honor Award Medals prove his standing.

Yoseph Bar-Cohen is Senior Scientist and Supervisor at the JPL. Part of his research focuses on artificial muscles. He (co) authored more than 300 papers and co-edited books. Two NASA Honor Award Medals prove his standing.
Kris Zacny is Senior Research Scientist and Director of Drilling and Excavation Systems at Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation. Prior to this assignment, he served as engineer in the South African Mines and participated in two Arctic Expeditions where he performed drilling tests.
The authors team the editors have recruited consist of top notch experts from Colorado School of Mines and JPL.