Future NASA missions include in-situ scientific explorations of small interplanetary objects like comets and asteroids. Sample acquisition systems are envisioned to operate directly from the landers that are anchored to the surface. Landing and anchoring proves to be challenging in the absence of an attitude control system and in the presence of nearly zero-gravity environments with uncertain surface terrain and unknown mechanical properties. This paper presents recent advancements in developing a novel landing and anchoring control system for the exploration of small bodies.
Autonomous Landing and Smart Anchoring for In-Situ Exploration of Small Bodies
2000
6 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Autonomous Landing and Smart Anchoring for In-Sim Exploration of Small Bodies
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1999
|Anchoring Technology for In Situ Exploration of small Bodies
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2000
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