Thermo-mechanical design of a particle analyzer for Mars

Airborne dust monitoring is crucial to characterize Martian atmosphere' thermal structure, balance and dynamics. In order to achieve this objective, the MicroMED instrument has been preliminary selected to join the Dust Suite payload within the ExoMars 2020 mission. The particle analyzer is mai...

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Published in2017 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace) pp. 234 - 238
Main Authors Scaccabarozzi, Diego, Saggin, Bortolino, Pagliara, Christian, Magni, Marianna, Tarabini, Marco, Esposito, Francesca, Molfese, Cesare, Cortecchia, Fausto, Cozzolino, Fabio, Dolnikov, Gennady, Kuznetsov, Ilia, Lyash, Andrew, Zakharov, Alexander
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.2017
Subjects
dust
ExoMars 2020 mission
Instruments
Mars
MicroMED
Optical pumping
Optical scattering
Optical sensors
Optimization
particle analyzer
Ribs
Stress
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Summary:Airborne dust monitoring is crucial to characterize Martian atmosphere' thermal structure, balance and dynamics. In order to achieve this objective, the MicroMED instrument has been preliminary selected to join the Dust Suite payload within the ExoMars 2020 mission. The particle analyzer is mainly developed to characterize the dust on Mars but, the instrument is suitable to be mounted on different landers or rovers thanks to the limited mass budget and size. In this study, thermo-mechanical design of the instrument has been reported proving resistance and proper dynamic behavior for the expected mechanical environment.
DOI:10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2017.7999571