TY - JOUR
T1 - The rover environmental monitoring station ground temperature sensor: A pyrometer for measuring ground temperature on mars
AU - Sebastián, E.
AU - Armiens, C.
AU - Gómez-Elvira, J.
AU - Zorzano, M.P.
AU - Martinez-Frias, J.
AU - Esteban, B.
AU - Ramos, M.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - We describe the parameters that drive the design and modeling of the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) Ground Temperature Sensor (GTS), an instrument aboard NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory, and report preliminary test results. REMS GTS is a lightweight, low-power, and low cost pyrometer for measuring the Martian surface kinematic temperature. The sensor’s main feature is its innovative design, based on a simple mechanical structure with no moving parts. It includes an in-flight calibration system that permits sensor recalibration when sensor sensitivity has been degraded by deposition of dust over the optics. This paper provides the first results of a GTS engineering model working in a Martian-like, extreme environment.
AB - We describe the parameters that drive the design and modeling of the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) Ground Temperature Sensor (GTS), an instrument aboard NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory, and report preliminary test results. REMS GTS is a lightweight, low-power, and low cost pyrometer for measuring the Martian surface kinematic temperature. The sensor’s main feature is its innovative design, based on a simple mechanical structure with no moving parts. It includes an in-flight calibration system that permits sensor recalibration when sensor sensitivity has been degraded by deposition of dust over the optics. This paper provides the first results of a GTS engineering model working in a Martian-like, extreme environment.
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U2 - 10.3390/s101009211
DO - 10.3390/s101009211
M3 - Article
JO - Sensors (Switzerland)
JF - Sensors (Switzerland)
ER -