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Descent Navigation Systems

Descent Navigation Systems is a specialized guidance framework in aerospace engineering that determines and controls the trajectory of a spacecraft during atmospheric entry by integrating sensor fusion, real-time state estimation, and adaptive algorithms to ensure precise, safe, and autonomous landing.

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680

Citations

87

Authors

43

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

27

Autonomous Precision Landing and Hazard Detection and Avoidance Technology (ALHAT)

Chirold Epp, Thomas B. Smith · 2007 · 110 citations · Full text

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Recent development of autonomous GNC technologies for small celestial body descent and landing

Dantong Ge, Pingyuan Cui, Shengying Zhu · Progress in Aerospace Sciences · 2019 · 61 citations

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Lunar descent and ascent trajectories

Florence Mary Bennett · 8th Aerospace Sciences Meeting · 1970 · 39 citations

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TRON - Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Facility for Lunar Descent and Landing Optical Navigation

Hans Krüger, Stephan Theil · IFAC Proceedings Volumes · 2010 · 36 citations

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A novel four-dimensional guidance for continuous descent approaches

David Garrido-López, Luis D'Alto, Ramón Gómez Ledesma · 2009 · 33 citations

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Authors

87

  1. JK
    Jun’ichiro Kawaguchi

    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  2. SZ
    Shengying Zhu

    Beijing Institute of Technology, China

    2 publications · 79 citations

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  3. HE
    Heinz Erzberger

    Ames Research Center, United States

    2 publications · 22 citations

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  4. PC
    Pingyuan Cui

    Beijing Institute of Technology, China

    2 publications · 79 citations

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  5. AG
    Alessandro Gardi

    RMIT University, Australia

    1 publications · 17 citations

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Institutions

43

  1. Johnson Space Center

    Houston, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    314 citations

  2. Draper Laboratory

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    121 citations

  3. Beihang University

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    91 citations

  4. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

    Tokyo, Japan

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    216 citations

  5. Beijing Institute of Technology

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    255 citations

  6. Space Research Institute

    Graz, Austria

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  7. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    140 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  2. Advances in Space Research

    2 publications · 43 citations

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  3. Planetary and Space Science

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  4. AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

    Conference · 1 publications · 23 citations

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  5. AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit

    Conference · 1 publications · 16 citations

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