A Doppler lidar has been developed by NASA as an alternative to radars for providing velocity and altitude data to landing vehicles. Future robotic and manned missions to planetary bodies demand precise ground-relative velocity vector and altitude data to execute complex descent maneuvers for safe, soft and pinpoint landing at a pre-designated site. This lidar sensor, referred to as Navigation Doppler Lidar (NDL), provides velocity and altitude data from over five kilometers altitude to within a few cm/sec and tens of centimeters precision, respectively. NDL technology will be demonstrated on two lunar landing missions this year that will serve as precursors for large robotic and manned landing missions to the Moon, Mars, and other solar system destinations. NDL can also benefit terrestrial aerial vehicles that cannot rely on the GPS for position and velocity data or require precision data relative to local ground.


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    Title :

    Navigation Doppler Lidar


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AIAA Hampton Roads Section - Technical Seminar Series ; 2022 ; Hampton, VA, US


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


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    Language :

    English






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