Abstract
Precision landing is a technology that is expected to be used in future interplanetary trips. Entry, descent, and landing (EDL) of autonomous spacecraft on the surface of a planetary body with a degree of precision in the order of meters is extremely difficult. This review focuses on the missions to the planetary worlds Mars and Titan. Powered descent guidance for Mars landing sequences is a topic that has received a lot of attention, and the research has been based on a large body of literature. The algorithm has been improved to work with two additional mission scenarios. A parafoil has been recommended for landing on Titan by NASA’s Space Exploration Technology Directorate because of its cost effectiveness, ease of deployment, low mass compared to the potential payload, and precision autonomous delivery capabilities.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Blackmore L (2017) Autonomous precision landing of space rockets. In: Frontiers of engineering: reports on leading-edge engineering from the 2016 symposium, Washington, DC, pp 33–42
Braun RD, Manning RM (March–April 2007) Mars exploration entry, descent and landing challenges. J Spacecr Rocket 44(2):310–323
Soffen GA, Snyder CW (August 1976) The first Viking mission to mars. Am Assoc Adv Sci 193(4255):759–766
Holmberg NA, Faust RP, Holt HM (November 1980) Viking ’75 spacecraft design and test summary volume I-lander design. NASA Scientific and Technical Information, pp 63–64
Ingoldby RN (May–June 1978) Guidance and control system design of the Viking planetary lander. J Guid Control Dyn 1(3):189–196
Way DW, Davis JL, Shidner JD (February 2013) Assessment of the Mars science laboratory entry, descent, and landing simulation. In: 23rd AAS/AIAA space flight mechanics meeting, Kauai, Hawaii, vol 148, pp 563–581
Atkinson D, Kazeminejad B, Lebreton J, Witasse O, Pe´rez-Ayu´car M, Matsond DL (November 2007) The Huygens probe descent trajectory working group: organizational framework, goals, and implementation. Planet Space Sci 55(13):1877–1885
Thomson BJ, el Baz F (September 2014) Future Mars rovers: the next places to direct our curiosity. Earth Space Science News-Planetary Sciences
Zubrin R (November 2014) Colonising the red planet: humans to mars in our time. Arch Des 86(6)
Munk M, Prince J, Chandler F, Campbell C, Cheatwood FM, Moholt M, Steltzner A, Venkatapathy E, Wright M (July 2015) Entry, descent, and landing systems-TA 9: NASA technology roadmaps. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lissauer JJ, de Pater I (September 2013) Fundamental planetary sciences-physics, chemistry and habitability. Cambridge University Press
Sostaric R (April 2010) The challenge of mars entry, descent landing. NASA Johnson Space Center
Quadrelli MB, Schutte A, Rimani J, Ermolli L (April 2019) Aero maneuvering dynamics and control for precision landing on titan. In: IEEE aerospace conference, big sky, Montana
Putnam ZR, Braun RD (February 2016) Advances in guidance, navigation, and control for planetary entry, descent, and landing systems. In: Advances in the astronautical sciences guidance and control conference, Breckenridge, Colorado
Fosse E, Harmon C, Lefland M, Castillo R, Devereaux A (August–September 2015) In- heriting curiosity: leveraging MBSE to build Mars 2020. In: AIAA space conference and exposition, Pasadena, California
Adler M, Wright M, Campbell C, Engelund W, Rivellini T (November 2010) Entry, descent, and landing roadmap-technology area 9. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Rapp D (2016) Human missions to Mars: enabling technologies for exploring the red planet. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, no 2
Wingrove RC (September 1963) Survey of atmosphere re-entry guidance and control methods. AIAA J 1(9):2019–2029
Lu P (July–August 2008) Predictor-corrector entry guidance for low-lifting vehicles. J Guid Control Dyn 31(4):1067–1075
Morabito DD (August 2002) The spacecraft communications blackout problem encountered during passage or entry of planetary atmospheres. Interplanetary network progress report
Wang T, Zhang HB, Zeng L, Tang G (July 2017) A robust predictor–corrector entry guidance. Aerosp Sci Technol 66:103–111
Mooij E, Chu QP (August 2002) Tightly-coupled IMU/GPS re-entry navigation system. In: AIAA guidance, navigation, and control conference and exhibit, Monterey, California
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
About this paper
Cite this paper
Narmada, M.S., Davidson, R.A. (2023). A Review on Autonomous Guided Precision Landing on Planetary Bodies: A Case Study on Mars and Titan Missions. In: Siano, P., Williamson, S., Beevi, S. (eds) Intelligent Solutions for Smart Grids and Smart Cities. IPECS 2022. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1022. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0915-5_29
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0915-5_29
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-99-0914-8
Online ISBN: 978-981-99-0915-5
eBook Packages: Intelligent Technologies and RoboticsIntelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)