Review of Key Technologies of Rotary-Wing Mars UAVs for Mars Exploration

P Zhao, R Li, P Wu, H Liu, X Gao, Z Deng - Inventions, 2023 - mdpi.com
The sparse atmosphere on the surface of Mars provides the necessary flight conditions for
Mars unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to perform low-altitude flights. This work presents a …

Aerodynamic performance of a characteristic airfoil at low-Reynolds number and transonic flow under Mars sand-containing environment

J Liu, D Li, Z Zuo, C Liu, H Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The propeller tip of an unmanned aerial vehicle on Mars operates at a low-Reynolds
number (Re= 1–5× 10 4) and transonic velocity range (Ma= 0.7–1.2). Generally, this implies …

Aerodynamic performance optimization of a UAV's airfoil at low-Reynolds number and transonic flow under the Martian carbon dioxide atmosphere

Y Zhao, J Liu, D Li, C Liu, X Fu, H Wang - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) on Mars operate in a thin atmosphere of carbon dioxide,
where the flow Reynolds number and local sound velocity are significantly reduced …

Conceptual design and aerodynamic analysis of a Mars octocopter for sample collection

K Zhu, Q Quan, K Wang, D Tang, B Tang, Y Dong… - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
Mars sampling is of great significance for the comprehensive study of Martian geological
evolution. The successful demonstration of the Ingenuity Helicopter reveals the potential of …

Mars simulation facilities: a review of recent developments, capabilities and applications

S Wipf, R Nitsche, DJ Burr, A Elsaesser - Journal of the Indian Institute of …, 2023 - Springer
Understanding the habitability of both past and present Mars continues to evoke scientific
interest, particularly now that there is growing evidence of previous, vastly available liquid …

Assessment of wind energy resource potential for future human missions to Mars

VL Hartwick, OB Toon, JK Lundquist, OA Pierpaoli… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Energy sustainability and redundancy for surface habitats, life support systems and scientific
instrumentation represent one of the highest-priority issues for future crewed missions to …

[BOOK][B] Planetary exploration with ingenuity and dragonfly: Rotary-wing flight on Mars and Titan

RD Lorenz - 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
Planetary Exploration with Ingenuity and Dragonfly aims to lay out to 'space people'what
they need to know about rotorcraft, and to 'helicopter people'what they need to know about …

Studies on the effect of working fluid and the geometric design of airfoils on the aerodynamic performance of air vehicles operating in Martian atmosphere

J Wang, Z Deng, Y Zhang, C Liu, W Chen, J Wu - Acta Astronautica, 2025 - Elsevier
Unlike the Earth environment, the Martian atmosphere is mainly composed of carbon
dioxide, which is characterized by low temperature and low density, resulting significant …

An experimental study of wind resistance and power consumption in mavs with a low-speed multi-fan wind system

DA Olejnik, S Wang, J Dupeyroux… - … on Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper discusses a low-cost, open-source and open-hardware design and performance
evaluation of a low-speed, multi-fan wind system dedicated to micro air vehicle (MAV) …

Development of a solar powered multirotor micro aerial vehicle

A Abidali, SA Agha, A Munjiza, MH Shaheed - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Rotary-wing aerial vehicles offer manoeuvrability and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)
advantages over fixed-wing systems. Rotary-wing systems do however have comparatively …