Characterisation of potential landing sites for the European Space Agency's Lunar Lander project

Equipment Design for Lunar Lander Landing-Impact Test

Abstract—In order to verify the performance of lunar lander structure, landing-impact test is urgently needed. And the test equipment is necessary for the test. The functions and the key points of the equipment are presented to satisfy the requirements of the test, and the design scheme is proposed. The composition, the major function and the critical parts’ design of the equipment are introduc...

The ESA Lunar Lander and the search for Lunar Volatiles

A.D.Morse (1), S.J. Barber (1), J.M.Pillinger (1), S.Sheridan (1), I.P.Wright (1), E.K.Gibson (2), J.A.Merrifield (3), N.R.Waltham (4), L.J.Waugh (5) and C.T.Pillinger (1). (1) Planetary & Space Sciences Research Institute, Walton Hall, The Open University, Milton Keynes. MK7 6AA UK. ([email protected]). (2) Astromaterials Research Office, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, USA. (...

Design and Simulation of Lunar Soft Lander

In this paper, dynamic simulation and analysis for designing the soft landing of a lunar lander is focused. The primary objective of the lunar lander is to land safely on the surface of moon, without causing the lunar lander to topple and must attenuate the landing loads to preclude damage to the lander structure. The dynamic structural model of lunar lander is modelled and simulation described...

Time Optimal Closed - Loop Fuzzy - Control Strategy for Nonlinear Lunar Lander Mission

Mars Smart Lander Simulations for Entry, Descent, and Landing

Two primary simulations have been developed and are being updated for the Mars Smart Lander Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL). The high fidelity engineering end-to-end EDL simulation that is based on NASA Langley’s Program to Optimize Simulated Trajectories (POST) and the end-to-end real-time, hardware-in-the-loop simulation test bed, which is based on NASA JPL’s Dynamics Simulator for Entry, D...