NASA released video recording the 25th flight of the Ingenuity helicopter over Mars with a distance of 704 meters and a speed of 5.5 meters per second.
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s black and white navigation camera recorded impressive footage of the 25th flight on April 18. With a range of 704 meters and a speed of 5.5 meters per second, it was Ingenuity’s longest and fastest flight to date.
NASA released a video of the 25th flight on May 27. “During the record flight, Ingenuity’s downward navigation camera gave us a breathtaking feeling, like gliding over the surface of Mars at 10 meters at a speed of nearly 20 km/h.” , said Teddy Tzanetos, team leader in charge of Ingenuity at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
The first scene in the video is when the flight starts for about a second. After reaching an altitude of 10 meters, the helicopter headed southwest, increasing to top speed in less than three seconds. It flew first over a undulating cluster of sand, followed by rocky outcrops. Finally, a relatively flat terrain and little structure appeared below, which is a good place to land. Video of the 161.3-second flight was accelerated by NASA about 5 times, to just under 35 seconds.
The navigation camera is programmed to turn off when the helicopter is less than a meter from the Martian surface. This helps ensure dust that rises during take-off and landing does not affect the navigation system as it tracks structures on the ground.
Ingenuity flights are all automatic. The team of “pilots” at JPL plan flights and send commands to the Mars robot Perseverance. This robot will relay commands to the helicopter. In flight, the sensor system – navigation camera, inertial gauge, laser rangefinder – feeds real-time data to Ingenuity’s navigation processor and flight control computer for guidance. Helicopter. This helps Ingenuity react to its surroundings while executing commands.
The mission team recently lost contact with Ingenuity after the helicopter went into a low energy state. It has now made contact again and is receiving enough power from the solar battery to charge its six lithium-ion batteries. Experts are looking forward to its next flight to Mars, the 29th flight.
Thu Thao (According to Phys)
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