Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Using a Component-level Mechanism-based Nonlinear Additive Wiener Process

Z He, Z Kong, X **, Z Que, Z Xu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate prediction of the remaining useful life (RUL) of a general-purpose heat source
radioisotope thermoelectric generator (GPHS-RTG) is critical for mission scheduling and …

Estimating the Next Gen RTG Mod 1 Performance Based on Analysis of the New Horizons Mission

CE Whiting - 2023 IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Next Generation Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (Next Gen RTG) is a project
aimed at restarting production of the high performing General Purpose Heat Source (GPHS) …

In-Flight Performance of the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators on Mars

CE Whiting - 2023 IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) is the only flight
qualified RTG available for use by NASA today, so an accurate understanding of MMRTG …

Cassini–A Standard for RTG Performance

CE Whiting, DF Woerner - 2024 IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) community, the NASA-European Space
Agency Cassini mission to Saturn is often considered a standard for RTG performance …