@article{Ke2025, 
author = {Zhifang Ke and Yu Hu and Qingkai Meng and Yongjie Shu and Jinghan Tu and Molei Zhao and Shiyi Wei and Haitao Zhang and Bin Xu and Zhaopu Yao and Wei Wei},
title = {Review for the Design and Experimental Study of a Coaxial Twin-rotor Mars Unmanned Aerial Vehicle},
year = {2025},
journal = {Space: Science & Technology},
volume = {5},
pages = {0229},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.34133/space.0229},
doi = {10.34133/space.0229},
abstract = {The thin atmosphere of Mars presents a necessary yet challenging flight environment for low-altitude flying vehicles or unmanned aerial vehicles. As a key technology, Martian unmanned aerial vehicles hold marked value and importance for scientific research and future interplanetary exploration. This review systematically explores the advantages and challenges of coaxial dual-rotor Martian drones under low-Reynolds-number conditions, focusing on the optimization of blade design methods and experimental research progress under these conditions. It also details the development of a multi-degree-of-freedom coaxial dual-rotor Martian drone prototype and its flight control algorithm strategy. In addition, the review describes the process of establishing a blade testing platform in a vacuum chamber to simulate the Martian environment. The review offers a comprehensive analysis of the different impacts that the environments of Earth and Mars have on the design of coaxial dual-rotor drones and looks forward to potential design methods and experimental research directions for future Martian drone development. Through takeoff experiments conducted in an Earth-based simulated Martian environment, the feasibility of flight testing for Martian drones is verified. The review compares the differences and characteristics of developing coaxial dual-rotor drones under terrestrial and Martian conditions, providing valuable examples and a solid foundation for the research and development of Martian drones.}
}