M2020 Vision & Rover Compute Element
Delivery of critical flight subsystems for Mars 2020:
Vision & Rover Compute Elements
About project
Primary packaging engineer for Mars 2020 Rover Vision Compute Element (VCE), a brand-new subsystem within the Lander Vision System enabling Terrain Relative Navigation during Entry Decent Land; Safe Target Selection resulted in touchdown within 5m radius of intended landing site.
Primary packaging engineer for Mars 2020 Rover Compute Element (RCE), the primary flight computer responsible for mobility control, Navcam/Hazcam operations and science instrument communications. Personally developed the assembly methodology for RCE NVMCAM mezzanine PCBA hardware upgrade enabling color imaging for Navcam/Hazcam & Cachecam engineering cameras.
Key Contributions
Design, analysis, manufacturing, I&T of critical rover flight electronic assemblies VCE & RCE, delivering an on-time successful mission. VCE assembly inside rover shown below:
Responsible engineer for subsystem-level Integration & Test (I&T) activities for Mars 2020 rover critical flight electronics assemblies, coordinating vibration, shock, and TVAC testing with the JPL Environmental Test Lab (ETL), authoring all test plans, procedures, and reports.
Thermal and tolerance analysis of VCE’s Computer Vision Accelerator Card (CVAC), including FEA, hand calcs and physical testing to verify copper encapsulated graphite heat sink.
