タイトル | Mars Entry Atmospheric Data System Modelling and Algorithm Development |
本文(外部サイト) | http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20090025419 |
著者(英) | Karlgaard, Christopher D.; White, Brady; Beck, Roger E.; Munk, Michelle M.; Siemers, Paul; OKeefe, Stephen A.; Engelund, Walter C. |
著者所属(英) | NASA Langley Research Center |
発行日 | 2009-06-22 |
言語 | eng |
内容記述 | The Mars Entry Atmospheric Data System (MEADS) is being developed as part of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), Entry, Descent, and Landing Instrumentation (MEDLI) project. The MEADS project involves installing an array of seven pressure transducers linked to ports on the MSL forebody to record the surface pressure distribution during atmospheric entry. These measured surface pressures are used to generate estimates of atmospheric quantities based on modeled surface pressure distributions. In particular, the quantities to be estimated from the MEADS pressure measurements include the total pressure, dynamic pressure, Mach number, angle of attack, and angle of sideslip. Secondary objectives are to estimate atmospheric winds by coupling the pressure measurements with the on-board Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) data. This paper provides details of the algorithm development, MEADS system performance based on calibration, and uncertainty analysis for the aerodynamic and atmospheric quantities of interest. The work presented here is part of the MEDLI performance pre-flight validation and will culminate with processing flight data after Mars entry in 2012. |
NASA分類 | Aeronautics (General) |
レポートNO | LF99-8954 AIAA Paper 2009-3916 |
権利 | Copyright, Distribution as joint owner in the copyright |
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