Robot 60s | Multirotor Probe for Expedition Titan

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What I bring to you today is a nuclear-powered quadrotor aircraft proposed by Johns Hopkins University for the detection of Saturn's largest moon , Titan .

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Dragonfly

The quadrotor, called Dragonfly , will perform detection missions on Titan. Unlike previous probes, it will not move on the ground but will fly over the Titan's land.

Since Titan's atmosphere is very dense (four times thicker than Earth's), and its gravity is only 1/7 that of Earth, it means that it only needs to consume less energy to travel to farther destinations, and flying will be a very Efficient way of exercise.

At the same time, because Titan is too far from the sun to have a temperature of only 94 Kelvin, solar energy cannot provide much power. Scientists chose nuclear-powered plutonium-238 to power it.

The quad-rotor robot called Dragonfly is designed to weigh 300kg and will be transported to Titan in a heat shield with a diameter of 3m.

Since Titan has about 192 hours in the daytime, the robot collects data during the day by flying activities, and at night, it is charged by nuclear power and transmits data to the earth to work periodically.

The maneuverability and flexibility of multi-rotor aircraft will greatly expand our detection range and scientific research horizons on other planets. Let's wait and see~~~

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ref:

https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/space-robots/how-to-conquer-titan-with-a-quad-octocopter

http://dragonfly.jhuapl.edu/

http://dragonfly.jhuapl.edu/docs/DragonflyTechDigestAPL.pdf

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