Phase II Final Report - NASA's Institute for Advanced Concepts

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Planetary Exploration Using Biomimetics An Entomopter for Flight on Mars Chapter 4.0 Entomopter Flight Operations .......................................................... 225 4.1 Entomopter Navigation and Communications on Mars ..................................................... 225 4.2 Rover-centric Entomopter Navigation ................................................................................. 225 4.2.1 Minimum Energy Short Range Obstacle Avoidance System ......................................... 227 4.2.2 Navigation Under the Baseline Mars Scenario ............................................................... 231 4.3 Entomopter-borne Active Emitters for Navigation and Communication .......................... 236 4.3.1 Assumptions and Performance Goals ............................................................................ 236 4.3.2 Propogation Losses ........................................................................................................ 240 4.3.3 Frequency of Operation .................................................................................................. 241 4.3.4 Antennas ........................................................................................................................ 242 4.3.5 Link Budget Analysis ...................................................................................................... 248 4.3.6 Link Budget Results ........................................................................................................ 252 4.3.7 Future Development Path for the Active Communications Option ................................. 257 Chapter 5.0 Potential Payload Functions Using a Communication/Control Subsystem ......................................................................................................... 259 5.1 General Science Objectives ........................................................................................... 259 5.2 Imaging and Terrain Mapping ............................................................................................... 260 5.3 Digital Terrain System ........................................................................................................... 262 5.4 Scatterometers and Spectrometers ..................................................................................... 264 Chapter 6.0 Media Exposure .................................................................................. 267 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 267 6.2 Print Media .............................................................................................................................. 268 6.3 Online Media ........................................................................................................................... 269 6.4 Television Science Programming, News, and Video Archives .......................................... 270 6.5 CD Distribution and Live Performances .............................................................................. 270 6.6 Special Recognition and Awards ......................................................................................... 271 Chapter 7.0 Conclusion .......................................................................................... 273 Appendix A: Mars Atmosphere Data ......................................................................A-1 Appendix B: Sizing Results ....................................................................................B-1 Appendix C: List of References ..............................................................................C-1 ii Phase II Final Report
List of Tables List of Tables Table 2-1: Physical Properties of Mars ..................................................................................... 33 Table 2-2: Mars Atmospheric Composition .............................................................................. 33 Table 2-3: Mineral Composition of Mars Soil .......................................................................... 38 Table 2-4: Element Composition of Mars Soil .......................................................................... 39 Table 3-1: Entomopter Parameters and Design Space Ranges .................................................. 49 Table 3-2: Design Point Operational Characteristics ................................................................ 49 Table 3-3: Baseline Operating Conditions ................................................................................ 52 Table 3-4: Wing Geometry and Mass ........................................................................................ 59 Table 3-5: Simulation Conditions .............................................................................................. 73 Table 3-6: Lift and Drag Coefficient Values ............................................................................. 86 Table 3-7: Lift and Drag Summary for Reynolds Number = 510-5,100 Range ........................ 92 Table 3-8: List of Symbols ...................................................................................................... 126 Table 3-9: Design of Experiment Array .................................................................................. 142 Table 3-10: Fuels and Their Phase-change Temperatures ....................................................... 171 Table 3-11: Oxidizers and Their Phase-change Temperatures ................................................ 171 Table 3-12: Monopropellants and Their Phase-change Temperatures .................................... 172 Table 3-13: Characteristics of Fuel Candidates ....................................................................... 172 Table 3-14: Characteristics of Oxidizer Candidates ................................................................ 173 Table 3-15: Characteristics of Monopropellant Candidates .................................................... 174 Table 3-16: Propellant Candidates based on Temperature and Operational State Req’ts ....... 176 Table 3-17: Percent of Hydrogen by Weight for the Various Candidate Propellants ............. 177 Table 3-18: Combustion of Various Metals with CO 2 ............................................................ 178 Table 3-19: Metal Hydrides and Hydrogen-density Capability .............................................. 186 Table 3-20: Commercially Available Metal Hydride Hydrogen-storage Specifications ........ 186 Table 3-21: Tank-insulation Properties ................................................................................... 190 Table 3-22: Fuel System Mass for Various Mission Durations .............................................. 205 Table 3-23: Thin-film Solar Cell Types and Their Characteristics ......................................... 212 Table 3-24: Environmental Properties for Solar Power Generation ........................................ 212 Table 3-25: Specifications for Lithium Polymer Batteries, Ultralife Battery ......................... 219 Table 3-26: PV/Battery System Mass Estimate ...................................................................... 220 Table 3-27: Thermoelectric System Mass Estimate ................................................................ 222 Table 3-28: Specifications for Radioisotope Heater Unit ....................................................... 222 Table 4-1: Parameters for Obstacle-detection Analysis .......................................................... 252 Table 4-2: Parameters for Altimetry Analysis ......................................................................... 253 Table 4-3: Parameters for Communications Analysis ............................................................. 255 JPL Reference Mars Atmosphere for -20° Latitude ................................................................ A-1 General Mars Atmosphere Model (NASA Langley) ............................................................... A-3 Mars-GRAM Generated Atmosphere Profile for -25 o Latitude, 11 o Longitude ..................... A-7 Mars-GRAM Generated Atmosphere Profile for 57 o Latitude, 2.35 o Longitude ................. A-10 iii
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