Development of a Landing Mechanism for Asteroids with Soft Surface

A landing mechanism to an asteroid with soft surface is developed. It consists of three landing feet, landing legs, cardan element, damping element, equipment base, anchoring system, and so on. Static structural analysis and modal analysis are carried out to check the strength and natural frequency...

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Main Authors: Zhijun Zhao, Jingdong Zhao, Hong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/873135
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