In situ atmospheric measurements are a high priority for any future Flagship mission to the Ice Giants; however, most current mission concepts only include a single atmospheric entry probe in their designs. To maximize science returns and provide redundancy at a marginal cost, different mission architecture options are explored to deliver multiple atmospheric probes to Uranus. A methodology is developed for the consistent and generalized design of each architecture, integrating interplanetary trajectories, science orbits, probe entry and descent trajectories, telecommunication and data transfer performances, and to a certain extent, risks. A baseline single-probe mission is first designed using this methodology. Then, different architecture options to add a small secondary probe to this baseline mission are explored one by one and compared with each other and the original baseline mission. During the design of these different architectures, it is found that operational conflicts and data transmission capabilities are key drivers for the mission design and render some configurations infeasible. Comparisons are then made on the impact to the baseline single-probe mission, and it is determined that an additional 30 kg probe can be delivered to Uranus for a total mass penalty of under 100 kg. The dependence of probe mission design on the selection of interplanetary trajectory is also explored and is shown to have a significant impact on the design of the mission and its potential for success.

对于未来的“冰巨人”旗舰计划，实地大气测量是当务之急。但是，大多数当前的任务概念在其设计中仅包括一个大气进入探测器。为了最大化科学回报并以边际成本提供冗余，探索了不同的任务架构选项以向天王星提供多个大气探测器。为每种架构的统一和通用设计开发了一种方法，该方法整合了行星际轨道，科学轨道，探测器进入和下降轨道，电信和数据传输性能以及一定程度上的风险。首先使用这种方法设计基线单探针任务。然后，逐一探讨了向该基线任务添加小型辅助探针的不同体系结构选项，并将它们与原始基线任务进行了比较。在设计这些不同体系结构的过程中，发现操作冲突和数据传输功能是任务设计的关键驱动力，并且使某些配置不可行。然后比较对基线单探针任务的影响，并确定可以向天王星提供额外的30 kg探针，总质量损失小于100 kg。还探索了探测任务设计对行星际轨迹选择的依赖性，并显示出它对任务的设计及其成功潜力具有重大影响。在设计这些不同体系结构的过程中，发现操作冲突和数据传输功能是任务设计的关键驱动力，并且使某些配置不可行。然后比较对基线单探针任务的影响，并确定可以向天王星提供额外的30 kg探针，总质量损失小于100 kg。还探索了探测任务设计对行星际轨迹选择的依赖性，并显示出它对任务的设计及其成功潜力具有重大影响。在设计这些不同体系结构的过程中，发现操作冲突和数据传输功能是任务设计的关键驱动力，并且使某些配置不可行。然后比较对基线单探针任务的影响，并确定可以向天王星提供额外的30 kg探针，总质量损失小于100 kg。还探索了探测任务设计对行星际轨迹选择的依赖性，并显示出它对任务的设计及其成功潜力具有重大影响。然后比较对基线单探针任务的影响，并确定可以向天王星提供额外的30 kg探针，总质量损失小于100 kg。还探索了探测任务设计对行星际轨迹选择的依赖性，并显示出它对任务的设计及其成功潜力具有重大影响。然后比较对基线单探针任务的影响，并确定可以向天王星提供额外的30 kg探针，总质量损失小于100 kg。还探索了探测任务设计对行星际轨迹选择的依赖性，并显示出它对任务的设计及其成功潜力具有重大影响。