At present, we conduct research and development of Mars airplane to explore while flying through the atmosphere of Mars. A special focus of this study is to develop a super-high performance airfoil in low Reynolds number region and understand its flow field, as well as its fluid and flight control (airborne unfolding of the wings). We also plan to conduct flight demonstrations at the elevation around 35km on earth, which has an equivalent flight environment as Mars, to show its feasibility ahead of the world. We will try to propose a new exploration system (Planetary Locomotion) which utilizes the fluid-dynamic forces such as the airplane for other planets with the atmosphere through this research.

Research Topics

• Effect of Propeller Sipstream on Performance of Mars Airplane Wings
• Development of High-Performance Wing for Mars Airplane by Using Flexible Membrane
• Development of High-Performance Rotor Blade for Multicopter
• Thermal Modeling and Temperature Prediction of Mars Airplane