Synopsis of Precision Landing and Hazard Avoidance (PL&HA) Capabilities for Space Exploration

• Published in: NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI). Conference Proceedings
• Main Author: Robertson, Edward A
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Hampton NASA/Langley Research Center 09.01.2017
• Subjects: Altimetry; Asteroid missions; Asteroids; Attitudes; Avoidance; Berthing; Europa; Inertial navigation; Jupiter; Jupiter satellites; Lunar landing; Mars; Mars landing; Mars missions; Mars satellites; Microgravity; Moon; Robotics; Solar system; Space exploration; Space missions; Space rendezvous; Spacecraft docking; Terrain; Touchdown; Velocity measurement

Until recently, robotic exploration missions to the Moon, Mars, and other solar system bodies relied upon controlled blind landings. Because terrestrial techniques for terrain relative navigation (TRN) had not yet been evolved to support space exploration, landing dispersions were driven by the capa...