The operation of a coherent Doppler lidar, developed by NASA for missions to planetary bodies, is analyzed and its projected performance is described. The lidar transmits three laser beams at different but fixed directions and measures line-of-sight range and velocity along each beam. The three line-of-sight measurements are then combined in order to determine the three components of the vehicle velocity vector and its altitude relative to the ground. Operating from over five kilometers altitude, the NDL provides velocity and range data with a few cm/sec and a few meters precision, respectively, depending on the vehicle dynamics. This paper explains the sources of measurement error and analyzes the impact of vehicle dynamics on the lidar performance.


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    Title :

    Analysis of Navigation Doppler Lidar performance for Moon and Mars Landing


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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




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