Thermal Design of the Mars Science Laboratory Powered Descent Vehicle 2008-01-2001
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission will use a Powered Descent Vehicle to accurately and safely land a roving, robotic laboratory on the surface of Mars. The precision landing systems employed on this vehicle are exposed to a wide range of mission environments from deep space cruise to atmospheric descent and require a robust and adaptable thermal design. This paper discusses the overall thermal design philosophy of the MSL Powered Descent Vehicle and presents analysis of the active and passive elements comprising the Cruise, Entry, Descent, and Landing thermal control systems.
Citation: Paris, A., Fisher, M., Kelly, F., Hernandez, B. et al., "Thermal Design of the Mars Science Laboratory Powered Descent Vehicle," SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-2001, 2008, https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-2001. Download Citation
Author(s):
Anthony D. Paris, Melanie L. Fisher, Frank P. Kelly, Brenda J. Hernandez, Brenda A. Dudik, Robert J. Krylo, Pradeep Bhandari
Affiliated:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Pages: 18
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Control systems
Entry, descent, and landing
Robotics
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