Assessment of the Reconstructed Aerodynamics of the Mars Science Laboratory Entry Vehicle

Autor:	Prasad Kutty, Mark Schoenenberger, David W. Way, Christopher D. Karlgaard, John W. Van Norman
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Engineering business.industry Rate gyro Aerospace Engineering Mars Exploration Program Atmosphere of Mars Aerodynamics Space and Planetary Science Atmospheric entry Space Shuttle thermal protection system Heat shield Descent (aeronautics) Aerospace engineering business
Zdroj:	Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 51:1076-1093
ISSN:	1533-6794 0022-4650
Popis:	On 5 August 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory entry vehicle successfully entered the atmosphere of Mars, flying a guided entry until parachute deploy. The Curiosity rover landed safely in Gale crater upon completion of the entry, descent, and landing sequence. Preflight aerodynamic predictions are compared with the aerodynamic performance of the entry capsule identified from onboard flight data, including inertial-measurement-unit accelerometer and rate gyro information, and heat shield surface pressure measurements. From the onboard data, static force and moment coefficients have been extracted. These data are compared with the preflight aerodynamic database. The Mars Science Laboratory flight data represent the most complete and self-consistent record of a blunt capsule entering Mars collected to date. These data enable the separation of aerodynamic performance from atmospheric conditions. The comparisons show the Mars Science Laboratory aerodynamic characteristics have been successfully identified and ...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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