After two failed Mars missions, NASA wanted to ensure that the Phoenix Mars Mission would be successful. An international project connecting government, industry, and academia, the Phoenix Mars Mission is investigating important scientific questions concerning water and climatic conditions and whether the Martian arctic can support life.
When NASA needed an extremely sensitive, light, and strong wind sensor to top the Phoenix Lander, it called the University of Aarhus in Denmark. Researchers there relied on the Autodesk® Inventor® family of products to overcome extreme design challenges. Using Autodesk Inventor software, the foundation of the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping, the University of Aarhus was able to:
- Optimize designs to meet NASA’s stringent requirements
- Run calculations on digital prototypes that proved to be exactingly accurate
- Meet design deadlines faster and more efficiently than expected
- Help the Mars Lander collect samples under optimal weather conditions
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