The concept is to have the object as the input and having ARGOS follow and adapt to make the object behave as if it were on another planet. If a person were tes

The concept is to have the object as the input and having ARGOS follow and adapt to make the object behave as if it were on another planet. If a person were testing for Mars, ARGOS would make a 100 pound barbell feel like only 38 pounds. Change the environment to Jupiter and the 100 pound barbell would feel like 240 pounds. It is designed to simulate conditions, not support what is already on Earth. As for the helicopter, ARGOS had to adapt its weight relative to Earth by pulling it up enough to simulate lighter conditions on Mars.