Analysis and design of a capsule landing system and surface vehicle control system for Mars exploration
- Author:
- Shen, C. N.
- Published:
- Dec 31, 1972.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic document
- Additional Creators:
- Yerazunis, S. W.
Sandor, G. N.
Smith, E. J.
Lashmet, P. K.
Frederick, D. K. - Access Online:
- hdl.handle.net
- Restrictions on Access:
- Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available.
- Summary:
- Investigation of problems related to the design and control of a mobile planetary vehicle to implement a systematic plan for the exploration of Mars has been undertaken. Problem areas receiving attention include: vehicle configuration, control, dynamics, systems and propulsion; systems analysis; terrain modeling and path selection; and chemical analysis of specimens. The following specific tasks have been under study: vehicle model design, mathematical modeling of a dynamic vehicle, experimental vehicle dynamics, obstacle negotiation, electromechanical controls, collapsibility and deployment, construction of a wheel tester, wheel analysis, payload design, system design optimization, effect of design assumptions, accessory optimal design, on-board computer sybsystem, laser range measurement, discrete obstacle detection, obstacle detection systems, terrain modeling, path selection system simulation and evaluation, gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer system concepts, chromatograph model evaluation and improvement.
- Collection:
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
- Note:
- Document ID: 19730013098.
Accession ID: 73N21825.
RPI-TR-MP-30.
NASA-CR-131515. - Terms of Use and Reproduction:
- No Copyright.
- Access Online:
- hdl.handle.net
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