Supersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerators for use on future robotic missions to Mars

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Clark, Ian G ^a   Hutchings, Allison L ^a   Tanner, Christopher L ^a   Braun, Robert D ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; AERODYNAMIC DECELERATORS; AERODYNAMIC DRAGS; ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY; ATMOSPHERIC FLIGHT; DYNAMIC PRESSURES; FUTURE MISSIONS; FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES; MACH NUMBERS; MARS MISSIONS; MARS SAMPLE RETURN MISSION; MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY MISSION; MASS INCREASE; MASSIVE PAYLOADS; PARACHUTE SYSTEMS; ROBOTIC MISSIONS; SUPERSONIC PARACHUTE; SURFACE OF MARS; SYSTEM-LEVEL PERFORMANCE; WIND-TUNNEL;

AIR; ASTROBIOLOGY; ATMOSPHERICS; DECELERATION; ESTIMATION; GAS DYNAMICS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; PARACHUTES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPACECRAFT ESCAPE SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY; TRAJECTORIES;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 49449095272     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2008.4526289     Document Type: Conference Paper

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