Guidance design for mars smart landers using the entry terminal point controller

AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Mendeck, Gavin F ^a   Carman, Gilbert L ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; NAVIGATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; BANK PROFILES; CONTROL RANGE; GUIDANCE ALGORITHM; LIFTING BODIES; REFERENCE TRAJECTORIES; TERMINAL POINTS; VEHICLE CONFIGURATION;

ALTITUDE CONTROL;

EID: 85020634300     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-4502     Document Type: Conference Paper

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3. Lockwood, Powell, Graves, Carman. "Entry System Design Considerations for Mars Landers", AAS 2001-023
4. Justus, Johnson. "Mars Global Reference Atmospheric Model, 2001 Version: User's Guide", NASA/TM-2001-210961
5. Alexander, ed. "Mars Transportation Environment Document", NASA/TM-2001- 210935