Conceptual helicopter design for exploration of pit craters and caves on mars

Risako Aoki; Akira Oyama; Koji Fujita; Hiroki Nagai; Kensuke Kanou; Nao Inoue; Shu Sokabe; Masahiro Kanazaki; Kai Tomisawa; Kazufumi Uwatoko

doi:10.2514/6.2018-5362

Conceptual helicopter design for exploration of pit craters and caves on mars

Risako Aoki, Akira Oyama, Koji Fujita, Hiroki Nagai, Kensuke Kanou, Nao Inoue, Shu Sokabe, Masahiro Kanazaki, Kai Tomisawa, Kazufumi Uwatoko

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Abstract

We propose to use a helicopter for exploration of pit craters and caves on Mars. Helicopter does not contaminate inside of pit craters and caves because it does not emit gas including carbon compounds. In addition, a helicopter can explore caves even if the bottom of the caves is covered by rocks. We propose to explore the pit craters found near Elysium Mons because they are suitable for the aerial exploration because (1) there is higher possibility of existence of life and (2) air density is relatively high. We consider two specific missions using a helicopter; one is a mission which explores only a pit crater and the other is a mission which explores both a pit crater and a cave. The present analysis shows both missions are feasible.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition
Publisher	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
ISBN (Print)	9781624105753
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-5362
Publication status	Published - 2018 Jan 1
Event	AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition, 2018 - Orlando, United States Duration: 2018 Sep 17 → 2018 Sep 19

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Name	2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition

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Other	AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition, 2018
Country	United States
City	Orlando
Period	18/9/17 → 18/9/19

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Aerospace Engineering

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Aoki, R., Oyama, A., Fujita, K., Nagai, H., Kanou, K., Inoue, N., Sokabe, S., Kanazaki, M., Tomisawa, K., & Uwatoko, K. (2018). Conceptual helicopter design for exploration of pit craters and caves on mars. In 2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition [AIAA 2018-5362] (2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition). American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-5362

Conceptual helicopter design for exploration of pit craters and caves on mars. / Aoki, Risako; Oyama, Akira; Fujita, Koji ; Nagai, Hiroki; Kanou, Kensuke; Inoue, Nao; Sokabe, Shu; Kanazaki, Masahiro; Tomisawa, Kai; Uwatoko, Kazufumi.

2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, 2018. AIAA 2018-5362 (2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition).

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Aoki, R, Oyama, A, Fujita, K , Nagai, H, Kanou, K, Inoue, N, Sokabe, S, Kanazaki, M, Tomisawa, K & Uwatoko, K 2018, Conceptual helicopter design for exploration of pit craters and caves on mars. in 2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition., AIAA 2018-5362, 2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition, 2018, Orlando, United States, 18/9/17. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-5362

Aoki R, Oyama A, Fujita K , Nagai H, Kanou K, Inoue N et al. Conceptual helicopter design for exploration of pit craters and caves on mars. In 2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. 2018. AIAA 2018-5362. (2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition). https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-5362

Aoki, Risako ; Oyama, Akira ; Fujita, Koji ; Nagai, Hiroki ; Kanou, Kensuke ; Inoue, Nao ; Sokabe, Shu ; Kanazaki, Masahiro ; Tomisawa, Kai ; Uwatoko, Kazufumi. / Conceptual helicopter design for exploration of pit craters and caves on mars. 2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, 2018. (2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition).

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