Unmanned Autogyro for Mars Exploration: A Preliminary Study

Starting from the Martian environment, we examine all the necessary requirements for a UAV and outline the architecture of a gyroplane optimized for scientific research and support for (future) Mars explorers, highlighting its advantages and criticalities. After a careful trade-off between different...

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Published in:Drones (Basel) 2021-06, Vol.5 (2), p.53
Main Authors: Petritoli, Enrico, Leccese, Fabio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerodynamic forces
Aerodynamics
Aircraft
Atmosphere
autogyro
Automobiles
Earth
Fluid dynamics
gyroplane
Helicopters
Mars
Mars environment
Mars exploration
Parameters
UAV
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Vehicles
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Summary:Starting from the Martian environment, we examine all the necessary requirements for a UAV and outline the architecture of a gyroplane optimized for scientific research and support for (future) Mars explorers, highlighting its advantages and criticalities. After a careful trade-off between different vehicles suitable for a typical mission, some parameters are established to optimize the size and performance. In the second part, the project of the Spider gyroplane and the methodology used to balance the longitudinal masses are presented; in the third part, the parameters of the aerodynamic forces acting on the aircraft are highlighted to be able to focus them during the fluid dynamics simulations.
ISSN:2504-446X
2504-446X
DOI:10.3390/drones5020053