A hot film anemometer for the Martian atmosphere

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1169-1179

  Dominguez M ^a   Jimenez V ^a   Ricart, J ^a   Kowalski, L ^a   Torres, J ^b   Navarro, S ^b   Romeral, J ^b   Castaner L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mars atmosphere; Sigma delta; Wind sensor

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; DELTA SIGMA MODULATION; FEEDBACK CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

MARS ATMOSPHERE; ROVER ENVIRONMENT MONITORING STATION (REMS); SIGMA-DELTA; WIND SENSORS;

ANEMOMETERS;

EID: 44649168814     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2008.02.013     Document Type: Article

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