The paper presents some of the design issues and vehicle requirements that need to be addressed for the Mars planetary rovers. Some of the designs currently being investigated, including the JPL rover, the Martin Marietta vehicle, and the French Space Agency's VAP project, are examined. The rover must satisfy such mission requirements as surveying the terrain, preparing the landing sites, loading and unloading components for base operations, and aiding in the recovery of in situ materials.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Design issues for Mars planetary rovers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AIAA, AHS, and ASEE, Aerospace Design Conference ; 1993 ; Irvine, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    1993-02-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Design issues for Mars planetary rovers

    LEE, GORDON / DEJARNETTE, FRED / WALBERG, GERALD | AIAA | 1993


    Mars Science Rovers

    Balaram, J. / Volpe, Richard / Welch, Richard et al. | SAE Technical Papers | 1996


    Sojourner on Mars and Lessons Learned for Future Planetary Rovers

    Wilcox, Brian / Nguyen, Tam | SAE Technical Papers | 1998


    Structural Design Challenges for Mars Rovers

    Schenker, Paul / Hickey, Gregory S. | NTRS | 1997


    Mars Exploration Rovers Propulsive Maneuver Design

    Potts, Christopher / Raofi, Behzad / Kangas, Julie | AIAA | 2004