CDF STUDY REPORT MarsFAST Assessment of an ESA Fast Mobility Mars Rover CDF-148(C)Public October 2014 MarsFAST CDF Study Report: CDF-148(C)Public October 2014 page 1 of 224 CDF Study Report MarsFAST Assessment of an ESA Fast Mobility Mars Rover ESA UNCLASSIFIED – Releasable to the Public MarsFAST CDF Study Report: CDF-148(C)Public October 2014 page 2 of 224 This study is based on the ESA CDF Integrated Design Model (IDM), which is copyright 2004 – 2014 by ESA. All rights reserved. Further information and/or additional copies of the report can be requested from: D. Rebuffat ESA/ESTEC/SRE-FMP Postbus 299 2200 AG Noordwijk The Netherlands Tel: +31-(0)71-5655174 Fax: +31-(0)71-5655985 [email protected] For further information on the Concurrent Design Facility please contact: M. Bandecchi ESA/ESTEC/TEC-SYE Postbus 299 2200 AG Noordwijk The Netherlands Tel: +31-(0)71-5653701 Fax: +31-(0)71-5656024 [email protected] FRONT COVER Study Logo showing SkyCrane delivering a Rover to the Mars Surface ESA UNCLASSIFIED – Releasable to the Public MarsFAST CDF Study Report: CDF-148(C)Public October 2014 page 3 of 224 STUDY TEAM This study was performed in the ESTEC Concurrent Design Facility (CDF) by the following interdisciplinary team: TEAM LEADER COMMUNICATIONS POWER CONFIGURATION PROGRAMMATICS/ AIV COST RISK DATA HANDLING MISSION ANALYSIS GS&OPS STRUCTURES ROBOTICS SYSTEMS MECHANISMS THERMAL PAYLOAD Team Composition Removed From This Version of the Report ESA UNCLASSIFIED – Releasable to the Public MarsFAST CDF Study Report: CDF-148(C)Public October 2014 page 4 of 224 This Page Intentionally Blank ESA UNCLASSIFIED – Releasable to the Public MarsFAST CDF Study Report: CDF-148(C)Public October 2014 page 5 of 224 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 11 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................. 11 1.2 Scope ....................................................................................................................... 11 1.2.1 NASA/ESA Interface......................................................................................... 11 1.3 Document Structure ............................................................................................... 12 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................... 13 2.1 Study Flow ...............................................................................................................13 2.2 Mission Objectives, Requirements and Design Drivers .........................................13 2.3 MarsFAST Mission Architecture ........................................................................... 14 2.4 MarsFAST System Characteristics .......................................................................... 15 2.5 Technical Conclusions ............................................................................................ 18 3 MISSION OBJECTIVES ........................................................................ 19 3.1 Background ............................................................................................................ 19 3.2 Mission Objectives ................................................................................................. 19 3.3 Study Objectives ..................................................................................................... 20 4 MISSION ANALYSIS ............................................................................ 21 4.1 Sun Illumination .................................................................................................... 21 4.2 Earth Visibility from the Mars Surface .................................................................. 23 5 PAYLOAD ........................................................................................... 25 5.1 Requirements and Design Drivers ......................................................................... 25 5.2 Assumptions ........................................................................................................... 25 5.3 Baseline Payload Complement .............................................................................. 25 5.4 List of Equipment ................................................................................................... 27 5.4.1 Panoramic Camera and High Resolution Camera .......................................... 28 5.4.2 Close-Up Imager .............................................................................................. 28 5.4.3 Optically Stimulated Luminescence dating (OSL) .......................................... 28 5.4.4 Mössbauer Spectroscopy and X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry .................. 29 5.4.5 Attenuated Total Reflection Spectrometer and Imager .................................. 30 5.4.6 Meteorological Package ................................................................................... 30 5.5 Payload Options ..................................................................................................... 36 5.6 Payload Operations ................................................................................................ 36 6 LANDING PLATFORM ........................................................................ 39 6.1 Overview ................................................................................................................. 39 6.2 Launch, Cruise, and Entry, Descent, and Landing ................................................ 39 6.3 Mechanical and Configuration ............................................................................... 40 6.4 Power ...................................................................................................................... 41 6.5 Avionics .................................................................................................................. 42 6.6 Thermal .................................................................................................................. 42 ESA UNCLASSIFIED – Releasable to the Public MarsFAST CDF Study Report: CDF-148(C)Public October 2014 page 6 of 224 6.7 Science Payload ...................................................................................................... 42 7 SYSTEMS ............................................................................................. 43 7.1 System Requirements and Design Drivers ............................................................ 43 7.1.1 System Requirements ...................................................................................... 43 7.1.2 Design Drivers .................................................................................................. 47 7.2 System Trade-Offs .................................................................................................. 47 7.3 Mission Architecture .............................................................................................. 47 7.3.1 Mission Phases ................................................................................................. 49 7.3.2 Rover Modes .................................................................................................... 49 7.3.3 Reference Sols .................................................................................................. 51 7.3.4 Mission Timeline ............................................................................................. 53 7.4 System Baseline Design.......................................................................................... 54 7.4.1 Overview ........................................................................................................... 54 7.4.2 Mass Budget ..................................................................................................... 56 7.4.3 Power budget ................................................................................................... 57 7.4.4 Equipment List ................................................................................................ 58 8 CONFIGURATION ............................................................................... 61 8.1 Requirements and Design Drivers ......................................................................... 61 8.2 Assumptions and Trade-Offs ................................................................................. 62 8.3 Baseline Design ...................................................................................................... 63 8.4 Overall Dimensions ................................................................................................ 66 9 STRUCTURES ..................................................................................... 69 9.1 Requirements and Design Drivers ......................................................................... 69 9.2 Assumptions and Trade-Offs ................................................................................. 69 9.3 Baseline Design ...................................................................................................... 69 9.3.1 Rover Body Mass Budget ................................................................................. 70 9.4 Technology Requirements ..................................................................................... 70 10 MECHANISMS ..................................................................................... 71 10.1 Rover Structure and Locomotion Subsystem HDRMs ..........................................