The Rover Environmental Monitoring Station Ground Temperature Sensor: A Pyrometer for Measuring Ground Temperature on Mars
| Autor: | María Paz Zorzano, Javier Gómez-Elvira, Blanca Esteban, Carlos Armiens, Miguel Ramos, J. Martínez-Frías, Eduardo Sebastián |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
Extraterrestrial Environment United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mars Kinematics lcsh:Chemical technology Biochemistry Article Analytical Chemistry law.invention In-flight calibration sensor thermal model in-flight calibration law Martian surface Environmental monitoring Calibration lcsh:TP1-1185 Sensitivity (control systems) Electrical and Electronic Engineering Instrumentation Pyrometer Remote sensing Moving parts Spacecraft instrumentation business.industry IR ground temperature sensor Temperature Mars Exploration Program Space Flight Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics United States spacecraft instrumentation Sensor thermal model business Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Sensors; Volume 10; Issue 10; Pages: 9211-9231 Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC instname Sensors, Vol 10, Iss 10, Pp 9211-9231 (2010) |
| ISSN: | 1424-8220 |
| Popis: | 21 páginas, 11 figuras, 7 tablas. We describe the parameters that drive the design and modeling of the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) Ground Temperature Sensor (GTS), an instrument aboard NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory, and report preliminary test results. REMS GTS is a lightweight, low-power, and low cost pyrometer for measuring the Martian surface kinematic temperature. The sensor’s main feature is its innovative design, based on a simple mechanical structure with no moving parts. It includes an in-flight calibration system that permits sensor recalibration when sensor sensitivity has been degraded by deposition of dust over the optics. This paper provides the first results of a GTS engineering model working in a Martian-like, extreme environment. The institutions CYCIT, through the grant ESP2007-65862, and CDTI for their financial support. |
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