Optimizing aerobot exploration of Venus

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === Venus Flyer Robot (VFR) is an aerobot—an autonomous balloon probe—designed for remote exploration of Earth's sister planet in 2003. VFR's simple navigation and control system permits travel to virtually any location on Venus, but...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ford, Kevin S.
Other Authors: Dell, Robert F.
Language:English
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/8787