The guidance strategy of the Mars Rover Sample Return mission is presented in detail. Aeromaneuver versus aerobrake trades are examined, and an aerobrake analysis is presented which takes into account targeting, guidance, flight control, trajectory profile, delivery accuracy. An aeromaneuver analysis is given which includes the entry corridor, maneuver footprint, guidance, preentry phase, constant drag phase, equilibrium guide phase, variable drag phase, influence of trajectory profile on the entry flight loads, parachute deployment conditions and strategies, and landing accuracy. The Mars terminal descent phase is analyzed.
Mars entry-to-landing trajectory optimization and closed loop guidance
1991-08-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
Trajectory Optimization and Guidance Methods for Mars Entry
Springer Verlag | 2024
|Entry Guidance Performance for Mars Precision Landing
AIAA | 2008
|Entry Guidance Performance for Mars Precision Landing
Online Contents | 2008
|