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A 'Super Bowl' Approach to Mars Rover Touchdown Loads AnalysisTouchdown 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.
Document ID
20070021683
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Peng, Chia-Yen
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Ortiz, Gary
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
June 27, 2006
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Meeting Information
Meeting: Spacecraft and Lauch Vehicle Dynamic Environments Workshop
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: June 27, 2006
End Date: June 29, 2006
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
landing
skycrane touchdown maneuver
loads
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
descent

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