Engineering

Aerospace engineering

Biology

Drone

Systems engineering

Scope (computer science)

Operating system

Computer science

Space exploration

Geology

Exploration of Mars

Genetics

Physics

Geography

Mars landing

Mars Exploration Program

Environmental science

Remote sensing

Astrobiology

Planetary exploration

Programming language

Spacecraft

Software deployment

Aeronautics

Drones

In recent years, the area of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has seen rapid growth. There has been a trend to build and produce UAVs that can carry out planetary exploration throughout the past decade. The technology of UAVs has tremendous potential to support various successful space mission solutions. In general, different techniques for observing space objects are available, such as telescopes, probes, and flying spacecraft, orbiters, landers, and rovers. However, a detailed analysis has been carried out due to the benefits of UAVs relative to other planetary exploration techniques. The deployment of UAVs to other solar bodies has been considered by numerous space agencies worldwide, including NASA. This article contributes to investigating the types of UAVs that have been considered for various planetary explorations. This study further investigates the behaviour of UAV prototypes on Mars’ surface in particular. It has been discovered that a prototype UAV flight on Mars has a higher chance of success. In this research, a prototype UAV has been successfully simulated to fly on Mars’ surface. This article discusses the opportunities, challenges, and future scope of deploying UAVs on Mars.

Survey on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Mars Exploration: Deployment Use Case