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Daedalon: A Revolutionary Morphing Spacecraft Design for Planetary Exploration

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dc.contributor.author Lafleur, Jarret M. en_US
dc.contributor.author Olds, John R. en_US
dc.contributor.author Braun, Robert D. en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
dc.date.accessioned 2006-03-17T15:58:04Z
dc.date.available 2006-03-17T15:58:04Z
dc.date.issued 2005-01
dc.description 1st AIAA Space Exploration Conference January 2005, Orlando FL. en_US
dc.description.abstract The product of a study sponsored by the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC), Daedalon is a spacecraft design baselined for Mars which utilizes morphing wing technology to achieve the design objective of a standard, flexible architecture for unmanned planetary exploration. This design encompasses a detailed vehicle mass and power sizing study for the Daedalon lander as well as its cruise stage and entry backshell. A cost estimation and comparison study is also performed, and qualitative functionality comparisons are made between Daedalon and other Mars lander and airplane designs. Quantitative comparisons of gross mass and range are also made, including the results of scaling an existing Mars aerial vehicle design to match Daedalon functionality. Altogether, the Daedalon launch mass is found to be 896 kg for a 12 kg payload capacity. If five such vehicles are produced, it is found that the per-mission cost can be as low as $224 million. Given the necessary morphing wing technology development, it is concluded that the Daedalon design may be a feasible and cost-effective approach to planetary exploration 20-40 years in the future.
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dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/8376
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.publisher.original American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
dc.relation.ispartofseries SSDL ; AIAA 05-2771 en_US
dc.subject Mars atmosphere
dc.subject Mars Flight Vehicle
dc.subject Aircraft design
dc.subject Morphing aircraft
dc.subject Flexible spacecraft
dc.subject Mars landing
dc.subject Cost effectiveness
dc.subject Spacecraft design
dc.subject Wings (aircraft)
dc.subject Payload mass ratio
dc.subject Space exploration
dc.subject NASA space programs
dc.subject Mars landers
dc.title Daedalon: A Revolutionary Morphing Spacecraft Design for Planetary Exploration en_US
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local.contributor.corporatename Space Systems Design Laboratory (SSDL)
local.contributor.corporatename Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
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