Company:NASA/JPL-Caltech Products:Adams Industries:Aerospace | Overview: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) engineers simulated this final sky crane landing sequence of the Curiosity Mars Rover using MSC Software’s Adams multibody dynamics software. The simulation identified problems with the initial concept design and guided engineers as they resolved these issues and made the design more robust. The simulation was also used to validate the landing sequence and determine loads on subassemblies and components. The controls software code that guides the mission through the sky crane landing sequence was integrated into the Adams environment to validate and tune its performance. The accuracy of these simulations was proven by the success of the mission. ![]() Challenge: Validate the landing sequence and determine
loads on subassemblies and components on
the Curiosity Rover during its historic landing
sequence on Mars.Solution: The engineers at JPL were not able to test most of the critical mission
events on Earth so they had to rely upon MSC Software simulation
technology to design most of the hardware and control sequences for
this mission.Benefits:
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