Robotic Exploration of Titan with Dragonfly, presented by the VFS |
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Dragonfly will send a radioisotope-powered rotorcraft lander to the surface of Titan to study the composition of a wide variety of surface sites, and to complete the first comprehensive in situ study of Titan’s chemical diversity and complexity. This presentation will discuss the trades considered and the choices that were made during the concept development of Dragonfly, which started from a clean sheet of paper and matured into the winner of the New Frontiers 4 competition. Early modifications that are either under consideration or have already been made in the preliminary design phase will also be discussed, along with a description of the technology and concept of operations that enable the mission.
About our speaker: Douglas S. Adams is the Dragonfly Flight System Engineer, an AIAA Associate Fellow, and a member of APL’s Principal Professional Staff. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University, and has more than 20 years of experience developing spacecraft. Prior to his tenure at APL, he worked at JPL on the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER), Spirit and Opportunity, was the Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) Mechanical Systems Engineer for the Phoenix Mars Scout lander, and was the Parachute Cognizant Engineer for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), Curiosity rover. At APL he supported the CORSAIR (COmet Rendezvous, Sample Acquisition, Investigation, and Return) and RAVEN (RAdar at VENus) proposals, was the Mechanical, Thermal, and Propulsion System Engineer for the Europa Clipper mission, worked on the Europa Lander conceptual design team, and has led the development of the Dragonfly flight system over the last five years. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Having a hard time keeping up with the ever-changing landscape of the Advanced Air Mobility and Urban Air Mobility Industry? Confused as to what eVTOL, VTOL, STOL, UAM, UAS, AAM, UTM… is and how it will impact you? Are you looking for serious facts and discussions concerning innovation and technology in the aerospace, rotorcraft, eVTOL, and helicopter industries? Worry no more. The Vertical Flight Society is your global one-stop-shop for staying up-to-date and informed on all things vertical lift in this rapidly changing technological space. Check out the Vertical Flight Society’s website at: https://vtol.org Subscribe to all things Vertical Flight Society and Vertical Lift on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/HeloSociety?sub_confirmation=1 #vtolsociety Looking for something specific? Check out these handy links: • MEMBERSHIP: https://vtol.org/membership • VERTIFLITE MAGAZINE: https://vtol.org/vertiflite • PRESS RELEASES: https://vtol.org/press-releases • TECHNICAL LIBRARY: https://vtol.org/library • eVTOL NEWS: https://evtol.news • VERTIPEDIA: https://vertipedia.vtol.org • GALLERY: https://gallery.vtol.org • VFS PRIVATE FORUM “HOVER”: https://hover.vtol.org ____________________________________________________________________________ VFS SOCIAL MEDIA Stay up-to-date and in the know while on the go. Like and follow VFS on Social Media! • https://www.facebook.com/VTOLsociety • https://www.linkedin.com/company/vtolsociety • https://twitter.com/VTOLsociety • https://twitter.com/HeloNews • https://twitter.com/ElectricVTOL |
