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Paul Backes
Also published under:P. G. Backes, Paul G. Backes, P. Backes
Affiliation
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Inst. of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Topic
Robotic Arm,Subsurface Ocean,Actuator,Astrobiology,Digital Elevation Model,Functional Autonomy,Material Surface,Scientific Instruments,Adaptive Behavior,Angle Of Attack,Angle Range,Autonomic System,Axial Load,Challenging Samples,Chamber Pressure,Collection Cup,Cryogenic Conditions,Cryogenic Temperatures,Degrees Of Freedom,Depth Increments,Europa Lander,Evidence Of Life,Excavation Site,Exteroceptive,Fatty Acids,Fault Detection Problem,Field Campaigns,Field Trials,First Pass,Function Of Layer,Gas Flow,Granular Material,Gravity Conditions,Gravity Vector,Hard Substrates,Ice Particles,Ice Samples,Icy Moons,Instrumental Analysis,Jet Propulsion Laboratory,Joint Configuration,Laboratory Environment,Laboratory Tests,Lateral Load,Linear Actuator,Liquid Form,Liquid Samples,Load Side,Loose Material,Mission Duration,
Biography
Paul Backes, Ph.D. is the Group Supervisor of the Robotic Manipulation and Sampling group at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he has been since 1987. He received the BSME degree at U.C. Berkeley in 1982 and Ph.D. in ME from Purdue University in 1987. His awards include NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal (1993), JPL Award for Excellence (1998), NASA Software of the Year Award (2004), IEEE Robotics and Automation Award (2008), and NASA Exceptional Service Award (2014).