TY - GEN
T1 - Advances in guidance, navigation, and control for planetary entry, descent, and landing systems
AU - Putnam, Zachary R.
AU - Braun, Robert D.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Planetary entry, descent, and landing has been performed successfully at Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Titan, and the moon, producing a wealth of in situ data not available from in-space remote-sensing platforms. To achieve such success, entry, descent, and landing systems have been designed to accommodate a wide variety of mission scenarios and environments, from the thin atmosphere of Mars to the thick atmosphere of Venus, from atmospheric entry velocities as low as 4 km/s at Mars to nearly 48 km/s at Jupiter. The history and development of the complex systems necessary to successfully execute entry, descent, and landing is summarized and discussed, with a focus on guidance and control strategies. Improvements to inertial navigation systems and interplanetary approach navigation techniques are highlighted. Mission requirements that drive entry, descent, and landing system design are identified. Lastly, future challenges and goals for entry, descent, and landing systems are enumerated and current technology development efforts are discussed.
AB - Planetary entry, descent, and landing has been performed successfully at Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Titan, and the moon, producing a wealth of in situ data not available from in-space remote-sensing platforms. To achieve such success, entry, descent, and landing systems have been designed to accommodate a wide variety of mission scenarios and environments, from the thin atmosphere of Mars to the thick atmosphere of Venus, from atmospheric entry velocities as low as 4 km/s at Mars to nearly 48 km/s at Jupiter. The history and development of the complex systems necessary to successfully execute entry, descent, and landing is summarized and discussed, with a focus on guidance and control strategies. Improvements to inertial navigation systems and interplanetary approach navigation techniques are highlighted. Mission requirements that drive entry, descent, and landing system design are identified. Lastly, future challenges and goals for entry, descent, and landing systems are enumerated and current technology development efforts are discussed.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84991404862
SN - 9780877036319
T3 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
SP - 549
EP - 559
BT - Guidance, Navigation, and Control 2016
A2 - Chart, David A.
PB - Univelt Inc.
T2 - 39th Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Section Guidance and Control Conference, 2016
Y2 - 5 February 2016 through 10 February 2016
ER -