TY - GEN
T1 - Conceptual helicopter design for exploration of pit craters and caves on mars
AU - Aoki, Risako
AU - Oyama, Akira
AU - Fujita, Koji
AU - Nagai, Hiroki
AU - Kanou, Kensuke
AU - Inoue, Nao
AU - Sokabe, Shu
AU - Kanazaki, Masahiro
AU - Tomisawa, Kai
AU - Uwatoko, Kazufumi
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Dr. Junichi Haruyama at Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for his helpful advices.
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© 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - We propose to use a helicopter for exploration of pit craters and caves on Mars. Helicopter does not contaminate inside of pit craters and caves because it does not emit gas including carbon compounds. In addition, a helicopter can explore caves even if the bottom of the caves is covered by rocks. We propose to explore the pit craters found near Elysium Mons because they are suitable for the aerial exploration because (1) there is higher possibility of existence of life and (2) air density is relatively high. We consider two specific missions using a helicopter; one is a mission which explores only a pit crater and the other is a mission which explores both a pit crater and a cave. The present analysis shows both missions are feasible.
AB - We propose to use a helicopter for exploration of pit craters and caves on Mars. Helicopter does not contaminate inside of pit craters and caves because it does not emit gas including carbon compounds. In addition, a helicopter can explore caves even if the bottom of the caves is covered by rocks. We propose to explore the pit craters found near Elysium Mons because they are suitable for the aerial exploration because (1) there is higher possibility of existence of life and (2) air density is relatively high. We consider two specific missions using a helicopter; one is a mission which explores only a pit crater and the other is a mission which explores both a pit crater and a cave. The present analysis shows both missions are feasible.
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U2 - 10.2514/6.2018-5362
DO - 10.2514/6.2018-5362
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85056168816
SN - 9781624105753
T3 - 2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition
BT - 2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition
PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
T2 - AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition, 2018
Y2 - 17 September 2018 through 19 September 2018
ER -