Mars 2020, the next planned U.S. rover mission to land on Mars, is based on the design of the successful 2012 Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. Mars 2020 retains most of the entry, descent, and landing (EDL) sequences of MSL, including the closed-loop entry guidance scheme based on the Apollo guidance algorithm. However, unlike MSL, Mars 2020 will trigger the parachute deployment and descent sequence on range trigger rather than the previously used velocity trigger. This difference will greatly reduce the landing ellipse sizes. Additionally, the relative contribution of each models to the total ellipse sizes have changed greatly due to the switch to range trigger. This paper considers the effect on trajectory dispersions due to changing the trigger schemes and the contributions of these various models to trajectory and EDL performance.


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    Title :

    Comparison of the Effects of Velocity and Range Triggers on Trajectory Dispersions for the Mars 2020 Mission


    Contributors:
    S. Dutta (author) / D. W. Way (author)

    Publication date :

    2017


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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