Volume 47, Issue 3 No AccessSmart Divert: A New Mars Robotic Entry, Descent, and Landing ArchitectureMichael J. Grant, Bradley A. Steinfeldt, Robert D. Braun and Gregg H. BartonMichael J. Grant Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332Search for more papers by this author, Bradley A. Steinfeldt Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332Search for more papers by this author, Robert D. Braun Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332Search for more papers by this author and Gregg H. Barton Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Houston, Texas 77058Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:23 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/1.47030SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited bySimulation dynamic motion of a landing vehicle during the landing stage using special digital softwareRelaxed-Constraint Pinpoint Lunar Landing Using Geometric Mechanics and Model Predictive ControlQingqing Dang, Haichao Gui, Kun Liu and Bo Zhu22 July 2020 | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 43, No. 9Simulation of landing vehicle dynamic motion in the final stage of landing1 June 2020 | Engineering Journal: Science and Innovation, No. 6 (102)Use of Modern Digital Software to Model the Motion Dynamics of Spacecraft during Landing9 December 2020 | ITM Web of Conferences, Vol. 35Divert capability analysis and subsequent guidance design for mars landingMars atmospheric entry guidance for reference trajectory tracking based on robust nonlinear compound controllerActa Astronautica, Vol. 132Image datasets for autonomous planetary landing algorithm developmentHigh-Altitude Divert Architecture for Future Robotic and Human Mars MissionsAmit B. Mandalia and Robert D. Braun7 September 2015 | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 52, No. 5Mars atmospheric entry guidance for reference trajectory trackingAerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 45Supersonic Retropropulsion Thrust Vectoring for Mars Precision LandingAmit B. Mandalia and Robert D. Braun24 April 2015 | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 52, No. 3Review and prospect of guidance and control for Mars atmospheric entryProgress in Aerospace Sciences, Vol. 69Single camera absolute motion based digital elevation mapping for a next generation planetary landerActa Astronautica, Vol. 98Supersonic Propulsive Divert Maneuvers for Future Robotic and Human Mars MissionsAmit B. Mandalia and Robert D. Braun10 January 2014Guidance and control for the propulsion phase of planetary landingIFAC Proceedings Volumes, Vol. 46, No. 19Guided entry performance of low ballistic coefficient vehicles at MarsFully-propulsive Mars atmospheric transit strategies for high-mass payload missions What's Popular Volume 47, Number 3May 2010 Crossmark TopicsAircraft EnginesJet EnginesMonopropellantsNASANASA ProgramsPlanetary RoversPlanetary Science and ExplorationPlanetsPropellantPropulsion and PowerRocket PropellantRocketrySpace AgenciesSpace Exploration and TechnologySpace MissionsSpace RobotSpace Science and Technology KeywordsPropellant Mass FractionMars Science LaboratoryFlight Path AngleBallistic CoefficientMars Exploration RoverGuidance AlgorithmsThrust to Weight RatioGravity TurnCumulative Distribution FunctionAerodynamic DragPDF Published online23 May 2012