Unmanned Autogyro for Mars Exploration: A Preliminary Study

Petritoli, Enrico; Leccese, Fabio

doi:10.3390/drones5020053

Cited by 11 publications

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“…As technology advances, human expectations for the exploration of other planets in space are increasing, with two of the most notable targets being the exploration of Mars and the Moon. The communication delays between Mars and Earth mean that robots must have a certain degree of autonomy, able to make decisions and operate without real-time commands, and at the same time, the complex and changing terrain of Mars poses a challenge to the robot's navigation capabilities [249][250][251][252][253]. The past idea of simply using unmanned vehicles for exploration appears to be inadequate in the face of these challenges, which calls for an increase in the synergy between UAVs and unmanned vehicles in the Mars This calls for increased synergy between UAVs and UAVs in the Mars exploration process to address these issues.…”

Section: Uavs For Mars Explorationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Strategies for Optimized UAV Surveillance in Various Tasks and Scenarios: A Review

Fang,

Savkin

2024

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This review paper provides insights into optimization strategies for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in a variety of surveillance tasks and scenarios. From basic path planning to complex mission execution, we comprehensively evaluate the multifaceted role of UAVs in critical areas such as infrastructure inspection, security surveillance, environmental monitoring, archaeological research, mining applications, etc. The paper analyzes in detail the effectiveness of UAVs in specific tasks, including power line and bridge inspections, search and rescue operations, police activities, and environmental monitoring. The focus is on the integration of advanced navigation algorithms and artificial intelligence technologies with UAV surveillance and the challenges of operating in complex environments. Looking ahead, this paper predicts trends in cooperative UAV surveillance networks and explores the potential of UAVs in more challenging scenarios. This review not only provides researchers with a comprehensive analysis of the current state of the art, but also highlights future research directions, aiming to engage and inspire readers to further explore the potential of UAVs in surveillance missions.

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Section: Uavs For Mars Explorationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Strategies for Optimized UAV Surveillance in Various Tasks and Scenarios: A Review

Fang,

Savkin

2024

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“…In article [17], the main objective of the research was to design the requirements of the long-endurance aircraft using solar PV or radioisotope power system so that it can sustain the Mars climate. The idea of the design point is taken from the methodology of designing the HAPP.…”

Section: Mars Uavsmentioning

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Survey on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Mars Exploration: Deployment Use Case

Sharma

Gupta

et al. 2021

Drones

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In recent years, the area of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has seen rapid growth. There has been a trend to build and produce UAVs that can carry out planetary exploration throughout the past decade. The technology of UAVs has tremendous potential to support various successful space mission solutions. In general, different techniques for observing space objects are available, such as telescopes, probes, and flying spacecraft, orbiters, landers, and rovers. However, a detailed analysis has been carried out due to the benefits of UAVs relative to other planetary exploration techniques. The deployment of UAVs to other solar bodies has been considered by numerous space agencies worldwide, including NASA. This article contributes to investigating the types of UAVs that have been considered for various planetary explorations. This study further investigates the behaviour of UAV prototypes on Mars’ surface in particular. It has been discovered that a prototype UAV flight on Mars has a higher chance of success. In this research, a prototype UAV has been successfully simulated to fly on Mars’ surface. This article discusses the opportunities, challenges, and future scope of deploying UAVs on Mars.

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“…Rotorcraft is the most popular product. It maybe be used for Mars or underwater exploration in the future [1][2][3][4][5]. The performance of rotors is quite complex.…”

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Rotor Wake Investigation Under Autorotation Condition in Water Tunnel

Chen

Wang

et al. 2023

IEEE Access

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This paper focuses on the wake features of autorotation status mainly including the induced velocity and tip vortex trajectory in order to preliminary explanation the principle of rotation. In this work, the flow features of autorotating rotor were investigated in water tunnel via particle image velocimetry (PIV) technique. The experiments were conducted with a two-blade single rotor which can freely rotate. The stable rotational speed with various pitch and shaft backward angle was recorded and analyzed. The results show that there is a threshold value of stable rotational speed at shaft backward angle and an optimal region at pitch angle. The PIV results showed that the velocity of the internal wake was much lower than the external, indicating a consuming of energy from the flow, which was in accord with momentum theory. The vortices have three prominent parts: tip vortices, wake sheets and root vortices. There is no apparent interference between wake sheets and tip vortices. The vorticity of the tip was observed to increase in near wake due to lesser interference with the sheets. The Beddoes's model was employed to calculate the tip vortex location with respect to the rotor. The experimental results are in good agreement with the calculated results. It is meaningful for the study to enrich the autorotation theory of rotor and develop underwater rotorcraft.

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Unmanned Autogyro for Mars Exploration: A Preliminary Study

Cited by 11 publications

References 12 publications

Strategies for Optimized UAV Surveillance in Various Tasks and Scenarios: A Review

Strategies for Optimized UAV Surveillance in Various Tasks and Scenarios: A Review

Survey on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Mars Exploration: Deployment Use Case

Rotor Wake Investigation Under Autorotation Condition in Water Tunnel

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