Futuristic Martian Aerobot Design
Title: Futuristic Martian Aerobot Design
Authors: Vishal Youhanna (Cranfield University); Dmitry Ignatyev (Cranfield University); Leonard Felicetti (Cranfield University);
Year: 2022
Citation: Youhanna, V., Ignatyev, D., Felicetti, L., (2022). Futuristic Martian Aerobot Design. UKRAS22 Conference “Robotics for Unconstrained Environments” Proceedings, 64-65. doi: 10.31256/Ec2Na5W
Abstract:
Abstract— NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter has proved that flight is possible on Mars with its ingenious yet elementary design, but it lacks long-range endurance and the capacity to carry any dedicated scientific instruments. In this paper, we propose a preliminary study for an innovative development in
the series of Martian drones. The Futuristic Mars Aerobot Design (FuMAD) proposes a foldable winged drone based on Ingenuity’s rotors design for enhancing long-range endurance and payload capacity.