Following the successful implementation of full-field photogrammetry, more specifically three-dimensional Digital Image Correlation (3D-DIC), on the Mars 2020 Heat Shield Structural Failure Review assessment, 3D-DIC was selected as one of the primary measurement techniques for the Mars 2020 Rover wheel assembly qualification test at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). To validate the Rover wheel landing loads simulations, it was extremely important to have high confidence in the wheel models. Due to the large deformations and strains that the wheel would be subject to during landing, traditional instrumentation such as linear variable displacement transducers (LVDTs), electrical-resistance strain gages and string potentiometers, would not be sufficient on their own to provide all the necessary validation data. Therefore, the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) provided the 3D-DIC expertise and support to measure the high deformation and strain in the wheel flexures and qualify the overall structural response of the Mars 2020 rover wheel assembly. There were two key objectives for the photogrammetry technique: (1) monitor the wheel response in real-time, guarding against anomalous behavior and failure, and (2) provide test data for test-analysis correlation to validate and/or improve the high-fidelity computational model. The contents of this paper will focus on the challenges of applying 3D-DIC to the Mars 2020 Rover wheel assembly and how these challenges were overcome. Examples of test-analysis correlation during the stiffness characterization and structural qualification will be presented and discussed in detail. Experimental results were compared with the analysis and showed excellent agreement between the predicted behavior and helped validate the high-fidelity models.


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    Title :

    Utilizing 3D-DIC on Mars 2020 Rover Wheel Assembly: Test-Analysis Correlation


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    Conference:

    2023 IEEE Aerospace Conference ; 2023 ; Big Sky, MT, US


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    Conference paper


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    Language :

    English




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