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Autorotating Mars Lander Concept & Prototype

Project Overview

The Autorotating Lander is a fuelless rotorcraft concept developed for planetary exploration, designed to achieve controlled descent without propulsion. From initial concept to working prototype, the project combined aerodynamic modeling, structural design, and hands-on fabrication. Simulations and experimental testing optimized blade geometry and validated autorotation-based descent, while integrated sensors enabled detailed analysis of flight dynamics.

Rotorcraft Prototype

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Rotorcraft 3D model

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Rotorcraft Report