Mars exploration rover parachute system performance

Collection of Technical Papers - 18th AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Seminar

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 39-46

  Witkowski, Allen ^c   Kandis, Mike ^c   Bruno, Robin ^a,d   Cruz, Juan R ^b,e  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d Mail Stop 157 500

^e Exploration Systems Engineering Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLATION PERFORMANCE; MORTAR DEPLOYMENT; PARACHUTE DECELERATOR SYSTEM (PDS); ROVER PARACHUTE SYSTEM;

DECELERATION; DRAG; NAVIGATION; PARACHUTES; SPACE FLIGHT;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 29144481708     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (8)

1. Witkowski, A. and Bruno, R.: Mars Exploration Rover Parachute Decelerates System Program Overview, AIAA Paper 2003-2100, 2003.
2. Vasas, R. and Styner, J.: Mars Exploration Rover Parachute Mortar Deployer Development, AIAA Paper 2003-2137, 2003.
3. McEwan, A. J.: An Investigation of Parachute Opening Loads, and a New Engineering Method for their Determination, AIAA Paper 70-1168, 1970.
4. Cruz, J. R., Kandis, M., and Witkowski, A.: Opening Loads Analyses for Various Disk-Gap-Band Parachutes, AIAA Paper 2003-2131, 2003.
5. Barnard, G. A.: The Effect of Extreme Altitude on Parachute Filling Distance, AIAA Paper 93-1207, 1993.
6. Desai, P. N. and Knocke, P. C.: Mars Exploration Rovers Entry, Descent, and Landing Trajectory Analysis, AIAA Paper 2004-5092, 2004.
7. Zell, P. T., Cruz, J. R., and Witkowski, A.: Structural Testing of Parachutes in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex 80-by-120-Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames Research Center, AIAA Paper 2003-2130,2003.
8. Cruz, J. R., Mineck, R. E., Keller, D. F., and Bobskill, M. V.: Wind Tunnel Testing of Various Disk-Gap-Band Parachutes, AIAA Paper 2003-2129, 2003.