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Waste Clean Up 3

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Concept 2: Waste Retrieval System Deployment Sequence

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drawings 1-4 show four steps of deploying a relatively short RoboCrane octahedral gantry, the mast and EMMA using a luffing crane.  Figure 5 shows RoboCrane cable travel speeds and load calculations. Figure 6 shows approximate dimensions of the RoboCrane gantry.  Figure 7 shows the complete system deploying the EMMA.  Figure 8 shows a more conventional platform over the tank and deploying the EMMA into the tank.

Created August 26, 2011, Updated May 27, 2026
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