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The Development of the MSL Guidance, Navigation, and Control System for Entry, Descent, and LandingOn August 5, 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission successfully delivered the Curiosity rover to its intended target. It was the most complex and ambitious landing in the history of the red planet. A key component of the landing system, the requirements for which were driven by the mission ambitious science goals, was the Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) system. This paper will describe the technical challenges of the MSL GN&C system, the resulting architecture and design needed to meet those challenges, and the development process used for its implementation and testing.
Document ID
20150008675
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/44894
Authors
San Martin, A. Miguel (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Lee, Steven W. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wong, Edward C. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
May 21, 2015
Publication Date
February 10, 2013
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Spacecraft Instrumentation And Astrionics
Meeting Information
Meeting: AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting
Location: Kauai, HI
Country: United States
Start Date: February 10, 2013
End Date: February 14, 2013
Sponsors: American Astronomical Society, American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
GN&C
EDL

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