Mars exploration rover: Thermal design is a system engineering activity

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Tsuyuki, Glenn T ^a   Avila, Arturo ^a   Awaya, Henry I ^a   Krylo, Robert J ^a   Novak, Keith S ^a   Phillips, Charles J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEATING; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

DESIGN CHALLENGES; ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES; FAULT PROTECTION; INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT; MARS EXPLORATION ROVER; MISSION LIFETIME; SYSTEM-LEVEL TEST; THERMAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE;

THERMAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 85072447810     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2004-01-2411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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