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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
20150005580
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/43254
Authors
San Martin, A. Miguel (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)
Lee, Steven W. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
April 13, 2015
Publication Date
February 1, 2013
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Spacecraft Instrumentation And Astrionics
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference
Location: Breckenridge, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: February 1, 2013
End Date: February 6, 2013
Sponsors: American Astronautical Society
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
entry, descent, and landing.
Mars Surveyor Lander

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