Computer Science
Scientific paper
Nov 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994jspro..31.1085t&link_type=abstract
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets (ISSN 0022-4650), vol. 31, no. 6, p. 1085-1091
Computer Science
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Landing Aids, Landing Sites, Mars Landing, Planetary Mapping, Radio Beacons, Radio Navigation, Surface Navigation, Ballistic Vehicles, Charge Coupled Devices, Imaging Techniques, Mission Planning
Scientific paper
Analysis of a precision landing on Mars using penetrator beacons is presented. Penetrator beacons are small ballistic vehicles that would precede a soft lander to image a proposed landing region and establish a network of surface relative radio navigation beacons. A preliminary design of the charged coupled device imaging system mounted on the penetrator and investigations into the resulting size and resolutions of the images photographed by the imagers are studied. Investigations concluded that penetrator beacons could provide high resolution images of a landing region and provide a network of radio navigation beacons within the proposed landing region. A comparison between an orbiting facility and a single surface beacon navigation facility is performed and it is demonstrated that a surface beacon navigation is the preferred method to meet certain stringent mission navigation requirements.
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