The Mars Entry, Descent, and Landing Instrumentation 2 (MEDLI2) sensor suite collected heating and pressure data during entry into Mars' atmosphere of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. MEDLI2 included thermocouples, heat flux sensors, and pressure transducers on both the heatshield and the backshell. This paper covers the inverse estimation of heatshield and backshell surface heating based on the MEDLI2 Instrumented Sensor Plugs (MISPs), a network of thermocouples embedded in thermal protection system plugs across the aeroshell. Monte Carlo analysis was conducted to assess the sensitivity of the surface heat rate and temperature to uncertainties in thermocouple depth and material properties such as density, specific heat capacity, and thermal conductivity. Data from each MISP was also used to estimate the local time of transition from laminar to turbulent flow at each plug location.


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    Title :

    Inverse Estimation of Mars 2020 Entry Aeroheating Environments Using MEDLI2 Flight Data


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    Conference:

    AIAA SciTech Forum ; 2022 ; San Diego, CA, US


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    Conference paper


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    Language :

    English




    Inverse Estimation of Mars 2020 Entry Aeroheating Environments Using MEDLI2 Flight Data

    Alpert, Hannah / Mahzari, Milad / Saunders, David et al. | TIBKAT | 2022


    Inverse Estimation of Mars 2020 Entry Aeroheating Environments Using MEDLI2 Flight Data

    Alpert, Hannah / Mahzari, Milad / Saunders, David et al. | AIAA | 2022