Search Results - "YOSHIKAWA, Kent"
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Thermophysical properties of the surface of asteroid 162173 Ryugu: Infrared observations and thermal inertia mapping
Published in Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) (15-09-2020)“…TIR, the thermal infrared imager on Hayabusa2, acquired high-resolution thermal images of the asteroid 162173 Ryugu for one asteroid rotation period on August…”
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Ballistic deployment of the Hayabusa2 artificial landmarks in the microgravity environment of Ryugu
Published in Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) (01-04-2021)“…Hayabusa2 deployed two artificial landmarks called “target markers (TMs)” on the asteroid Ryugu for autonomous landing control. To achieve precise deployment…”
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Preliminary design of Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)
Published in Acta astronautica (01-01-2023)“…Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) is a mission under development in JAXA in cooperation with NASA, CNES, ESA, DLR to be launched in 2024. This paper introduces…”
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The spatial distribution of impact craters on Ryugu
Published in Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) (01-03-2020)“…Asteroid 162173 Ryugu has numerous craters. The initial measurement of impact craters on Ryugu, by Sugita et al. (2019), is based on Hayabusa2 ONC images…”
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The MMX rover: performing in situ surface investigations on Phobos
Published in Earth, planets, and space (03-01-2022)“…The Japanese MMX sample return mission to Phobos by JAXA will carry a rover developed by CNES and DLR that will be deployed on Phobos to perform in situ…”
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Hayabusa2's kinetic impact experiment: Operational planning and results
Published in Acta astronautica (01-10-2020)“…Hayabusa2 is a Japanese interplanetary probe launched on December 3, 2014, which arrived at asteroid Ryugu on June 27, 2018. During its stay around Ryugu, it…”
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Image-based autonomous navigation of Hayabusa2 using artificial landmarks: The design and brief in-flight results of the first landing on asteroid Ryugu
Published in Astrodynamics (01-06-2020)“…Hayabusa2 is an asteroid sample return mission carried out by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The spacecraft was launched in 2014 and arrived at the…”
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Hayabusa2 pinpoint touchdown near the artificial crater on Ryugu: Trajectory design and guidance performance
Published in Advances in space research (15-10-2021)“…One of the major challenges in the Hayabusa2 sample-return mission was the second touchdown on the asteroid Ryugu, which was designed to collect subsurface…”
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Subsurface Sampling Robot for Time-limited Asteroid Exploration
Published in 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (24-10-2020)“…This paper presents a novel approach to sampling subsurface asteroidal regolith under severe time constraints. Sampling operations that must be completed…”
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The deep-space multi-object orbit determination system and its application to Hayabusa2’s asteroid proximity operations
Published in Astrodynamics (01-12-2020)“…The deep-space multi-object orbit determination system (DMOODS) and its application in the asteroid proximity operation of the Hayabusa2 mission are described…”
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Motion reconstruction of the small carry-on impactor aboard Hayabusa2
Published in Astrodynamics (01-12-2020)“…Subsurface exploration is one of the most ambitious scientific objectives of the Hayabusa2 mission. A small device called small carry-on impactor (SCI) was…”
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A new mechanism of smart jumping robot for lunar or planetary satellites exploration
Published in 2017 IEEE Aerospace Conference (01-03-2017)“…For planetary exploration, small robots of just a few kilograms installed in the main spacecraft have a lot of advantages. Small robots can provide us with a…”
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Hayabusa2’s station-keeping operation in the proximity of the asteroid Ryugu
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A Mechanical Design for Efficient Hopping of Planetary Rover on Soft Soil
Published in 2018 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) (01-07-2018)“…This paper presents a novel mechanical design for efficient traverse of hopping rovers. In order to continue the exploration of planetary environment without…”
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Reduced-gravity experiments of nonspherical rigid-body impact on hard surfaces
Published in Advances in space research (01-01-2021)“…Ballistic landers enable orbiting asteroid missions to perform surface science at limited additional cost and risk. Due to asteroids’ weak gravity and…”
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GNC strategies and flight results of Hayabusa2 first touchdown operation
Published in Acta astronautica (01-09-2020)“…Hayabusa2 is a Japanese sample return mission from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft was launched on December 3, 2014, and arrived at…”
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Design and flight results of GNC systems in Hayabusa2 descent operations
Published in Astrodynamics (01-06-2020)“…Hayabusa2 is a Japanese sample return mission from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft was launched on December 3, 2014, and reached the…”
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Modeling and analysis of Hayabusa2 touchdown
Published in Astrodynamics (01-06-2020)“…The Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer mission focuses principally on the touchdown and sampling on near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu. Hayabusa2 successfully landed on…”
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Evaluation of Hopping Robot Performance With Novel Foot Pad Design on Natural Terrain for Hopper Development
Published in IEEE robotics and automation letters (01-10-2019)“…This letter presents the hopping performance evaluation on three types of terrains and novel foot pad designs for efficient traverse of hopping rovers. Hopping…”
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Ground-based low altitude hovering technique of Hayabusa2
Published in Astrodynamics (01-12-2020)“…The asteroid explorer Hayabusa2 carries multiple rovers and separates them to land on an asteroid surface. One of these rovers, called MASCOT, was developed…”
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