Touchdown Driving Requirement: The mechanical system surface element shall be capable of facilitating a safe, stable landing at terrain angles up to 15 degrees, given an initial vertical velocity of 1 m/sec, horizontal velocity of 0.5 m/sec, and Z-axis spin rate of [4] deg/sec.Touchdown Loads Development: A multi-year development effort has been successfully conducted leading to an innovative analytical methodology for the prediction of rover touchdown design loads and the assessment of rover touchdown stability.


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    Title :

    A 'Super Bowl' Approach to Mars Rover Touchdown Loads Analysis


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Spacecraft and Lauch Vehicle Dynamic Environments Workshop ; 2006 ; Hawthorne, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    2006-06-27


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English







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