R.Suresh, Assistant Professor, S.Amudhan, Student, A.Asmanudeen, Student, K.Nithish Sheak, Student
Department of Aerospace, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology, Vallam, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India.
Design And Anayisis Of Lander Cum Rover For Mars Mission
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Abstract
For the past two decades, Mars, the closest planet to the Earth in the solar system, has
been investigated for its climate, thermal state, and resources. Space landers are vessels that
assist in the landing of the rover that is used to investigate Mars. The design, modelling, soft
landing, planet atmosphere analysis, and prototype of a 2-in-1 lander and rover used to explore
Mars were all utilized in this project. Ion thrusters which are our radio frequency (RIT) to
produce thrust are used for orbital insertion. Because Mars has an atmosphere and gravity, we
can use RC motors as a hovering mechanism to study the planet’s environment. CATIA V5 is
used to design the 2-in-1 lander rover, Ion thruster, and hovering system, while ANSYS is used
to analyse the static, thermal, and flow results of the model. From this analysis, we can find
whether the designed model can sustain mars’ atmospheric condition and thermal condition.
MATLAB is being used to simulate a soft landing and space exploration. Many sensors are
utilized to investigate Mars and determine weather and temperature conditions. The whole
operating and performance of the two-in-one lander and rover is estimated in this project.