In this paper we apply an old technique, originally developed for modelling the driving of a pile into the ground, to describe the performance of penetrators and Moles developed for planetary applications.
Cleaning, harvesting, search and rescue, land-mine clearance and planetary astrobiology are real world applications that could be considered as instances of foraging robots.
"A renewed modelling effort is needed, addressing both Earth and planetary science applications".
Mission objectives were to validate the platform for future long duration flights around the North pole, to validate the P-BACE instrument design for planetary mission applications (conditions in the Earth stratosphere are similar to the conditions at the Mars surface), to study variation of the stratospheric composition during the flight and to gain experience in balloon based mass spectrometry.
This study demonstrates that the modelled γ-ray data is in good agreement with γ-ray data obtained by the γ-ray spectrometers on 2001 Mars Odyssey and Lunar Prospector, and can be used to accurately model geophysical instrumentation for planetary science applications.
Fundamentals of astrodynamics; the two-body orbital initial-value and boundary-value problems with applications to space vehicle navigation and guidance for lunar and planetary missions with applications to space vehicle navigation and guidance for lunar and planetary missions including both powered flight and midcourse maneuvers.
Examples from aerospace, including state estimation for fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, spacecraft, and planetary rovers, with applications to control, navigation, and autonomy.
He studies the formation and orbital dynamics of planetary systems, with applications to both the origin of the Solar System and the discovery, dynamics and formation of exoplanet systems.
Stevenson, D. J. Reducing the non-axisymmetry of a planetary dynamo and an application to Saturn.
Christensen, U. R. & Aubert, J. Scaling properties of convection-driven dynamos in rotating spherical shells and application to planetary magnetic fields.
