Ground calibration tests of the laser altimeter (LIDAR) for MMX mission
Abstract The spacecraft for the Japanese Martian Moon eXploration mission is equipped with a LIDAR laser altimeter. The slant range continuously measured by the LIDAR is used for the correction of the local topography and the orbit and attitude of the spacecraft. The channel and gain setting of the...
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| author | Hiroki Senshu Takahide Mizuno Toru Nakura Ryo Suetsugu Kaito Kasai Hirokazu Ikeda Hirotomo Noda Koji Matsumoto Hiroshi Araki Kazuhiro Umetani Akihiro Konishi Sho Sasaki Yoshiaki Ishihara Yasuyuki Ikuse Katsunori Mayuzumi Teiji Kase |
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| description | Abstract The spacecraft for the Japanese Martian Moon eXploration mission is equipped with a LIDAR laser altimeter. The slant range continuously measured by the LIDAR is used for the correction of the local topography and the orbit and attitude of the spacecraft. The channel and gain setting of the LIDAR in the proximity phase will be automatically controlled based on the received energy. This paper reports the result of ground-based calibration tests. The calibration function is obtained for each channel and gain settings. Then, the performance test of the auto gain control function is carried out by changing the received energy gradually. This test demonstrates that the automatic gain control system of the LIDAR works well and the obtained slant range and received energy change smoothly. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0053f537ad7946ffa703dceb1d2a584b2025-08-20T02:25:12ZengSpringerOpenProgress in Earth and Planetary Science2197-42842025-05-0112111010.1186/s40645-025-00705-7Ground calibration tests of the laser altimeter (LIDAR) for MMX missionHiroki Senshu0Takahide Mizuno1Toru Nakura2Ryo Suetsugu3Kaito Kasai4Hirokazu Ikeda5Hirotomo Noda6Koji Matsumoto7Hiroshi Araki8Kazuhiro Umetani9Akihiro Konishi10Sho Sasaki11Yoshiaki Ishihara12Yasuyuki Ikuse13Katsunori Mayuzumi14Teiji Kase15Planetary Exploration Research Center, Chiba Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyDepartment of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Fukuoka UniversityNational Institute of Technology, Oshima CollegeDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokai UniversityInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyRISE Project, National Astronomical Observatory of JapanRISE Project, National Astronomical Observatory of JapanSOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)Graduate School of Environment, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama UniversityFaculty of Informatics, Graduate School of Informatics, Chiba UniversityDepartment of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science Osaka UniversityLUPEX Project Team, Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate, Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyNEC Corp.NEC Corp.NEC Corp.Abstract The spacecraft for the Japanese Martian Moon eXploration mission is equipped with a LIDAR laser altimeter. The slant range continuously measured by the LIDAR is used for the correction of the local topography and the orbit and attitude of the spacecraft. The channel and gain setting of the LIDAR in the proximity phase will be automatically controlled based on the received energy. This paper reports the result of ground-based calibration tests. The calibration function is obtained for each channel and gain settings. Then, the performance test of the auto gain control function is carried out by changing the received energy gradually. This test demonstrates that the automatic gain control system of the LIDAR works well and the obtained slant range and received energy change smoothly.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-025-00705-7MMXMartian moons explorationSpacecraftLIDARLaser altimeterGround calibration |
| spellingShingle | Hiroki Senshu Takahide Mizuno Toru Nakura Ryo Suetsugu Kaito Kasai Hirokazu Ikeda Hirotomo Noda Koji Matsumoto Hiroshi Araki Kazuhiro Umetani Akihiro Konishi Sho Sasaki Yoshiaki Ishihara Yasuyuki Ikuse Katsunori Mayuzumi Teiji Kase Ground calibration tests of the laser altimeter (LIDAR) for MMX mission Progress in Earth and Planetary Science MMX Martian moons exploration Spacecraft LIDAR Laser altimeter Ground calibration |
| title | Ground calibration tests of the laser altimeter (LIDAR) for MMX mission |
| title_full | Ground calibration tests of the laser altimeter (LIDAR) for MMX mission |
| title_fullStr | Ground calibration tests of the laser altimeter (LIDAR) for MMX mission |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ground calibration tests of the laser altimeter (LIDAR) for MMX mission |
| title_short | Ground calibration tests of the laser altimeter (LIDAR) for MMX mission |
| title_sort | ground calibration tests of the laser altimeter lidar for mmx mission |
| topic | MMX Martian moons exploration Spacecraft LIDAR Laser altimeter Ground calibration |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-025-00705-7 |
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