Title :
Doppler Radar for planetary safe descent and landing
Author :
Borgarelli, Leonardo ; Carbone, Adriano ; Iorio, Marco ; Alberti, Gianni
Author_Institution :
Thales Alenia Space Italia S.p.A., Rome, Italy
fDate :
Sept. 30 2009-Oct. 2 2009
Abstract :
This paper discusses some basic requirements for a Doppler Radar intended to provide critical measures to be used for safe descent and landing on planets. Some considerations are briefly developed in order to establish a preliminary design of such a radar.
Keywords :
Doppler radar; planetary remote sensing; planetary surfaces; Doppler radar; planetary landing; planetary remote sensing; planetary safe descent; Antenna measurements; Charge measurement; Current measurement; Doppler radar; Extraterrestrial measurements; Planets; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2009. EuRAD 2009. European
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4747-3
