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Stereo Mapping for A Prototype Lunar Rover

2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, 2006
A stereo mapping system developed for a prototype lunar rover is presented in the paper. All the components, including camera calibration, image rectification, stereo matching and reconstruction, are implemented to build a model of the natural terrain.
Jian Hou 0001, Naiming Qi, Hong Zhang, Tun Liu   +3 more
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Experience with rover navigation for lunar-like terrains

Proceedings 1995 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Human Robot Interaction and Cooperative Robots, 2002
Reliable navigation is critical for a lunar rover, both for autonomous traverses and safeguarded, remote teleoperation. This paper describes an implemented system that has autonomously driven a prototype wheeled lunar rover over a kilometer in natural, outdoor terrain.
Reid G. Simmons, Eric Krotkov, Lonnie Chrisman, Fábio Gagliardi Cozman, Richard Goodwin, Martial Hebert, Lalitesh Katragadda, Sven Koenig, Gita Krishnaswamy, Yoshikazu Shinoda, William Whittaker, Paul R. Klarer   +11 more
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On Laser Ranging of Lunar Rovers

Cosmic Research, 2023
Previously published articles on laser ranging using reflectors installed on Soviet lunar rovers did not take into account the actual orientation of the lunar rovers on the ground. Taking into account the actual orientation of the lunar rovers makes it possible to determine the angles of incidence, which helps to explain the difference in the ...
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Lunar rover developments at JPL

Acta Astronautica, 1991
Results of previous JPL developments are summarized and the current work related to lunar roving missions is discussed. Objectives of a long lunar transverse are reviewed and include lunar resource prospecting and base site surveys. Rover design criteria are presented, noting that payload instrumentation would include both television cameras for ...
J.D. Burke, D.B. Bickler, D.L. Pivirotto
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Mobility Study For A Lunar Rover

SPIE Proceedings, 1989
ABSTRACT One of the human exploration initiatives being explored by the National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA) involves a program that would build on and extend the legacy of the Apollo programthrough scientific research and exploration. The construction and operation of a very low frequency radioastronomy observatory on the far side of ...
David A. Easter, Corinne M. Buoni, Lisa A. McCauley   +2 more
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Space teleoperation scheme for Korean Lunar Rover

2017 14th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI), 2017
This paper provides the architecture of the teleoperation system of the Korean Lunar Rover under development. First, we conducted a simulation experiment for the possibility of real-time teleoperation of the lunar exploration rover because the communication time-delay between the earth and the moon is expected to be 6 seconds. Based on the experimental
KyuSang Choi, Jang Ho Cho, JiWoong Han, Hyeun-Seok Choi, Gi-Hun Yang   +4 more
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The role of terrain modeling in lunar rover simulation

SIMULATION, 1993
This paper presents work being performed by Boeing on the next generation of lunar rovers as part of the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI). The current work has emphasized development of a lunar rover simulator. Such a simulator will be used for design and analysis of rover mobility system concepts and derivation of requirements for vehicle design and
Niranjan S. Rao, Matthew Appleby
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Analyzing and designing of lunar rover motion controller

2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2007
In this paper, we address the problem of lunar rover motion control. Firstly, we present the motion control strategy of lunar rover, by simplifying the complicated kinematics and classifying the motion control problem of lunar rover into path following and point stabilization. In this paper, the emphasis is put on the control problem of path following.
Rui Xu, Huiping Jiang, Shengjing Tang, Pingyuan Cui, Fuzhan Yue   +4 more
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Kinematics-based velocity estimation of lunar rovers

2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2007
Wheeled mobile robots are increasingly being utilized in unknown and dangerous situations such as lunar surface exploration. Velocity estimation is of importance for lunar rovers to autonomously navigate and successfully traverse on rough terrains. The dynamic effects occurring at the wheel- terrain interface such as wheel slips make it difficult to ...
Xiaokang Song, Yuechao Wang, Zhenwei Wu, Chunguang Bu, Yong Chang   +4 more
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Dead reckoning for a lunar rover on uneven terrain

Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2002
This paper extends the classic dead reckoning approach to the case of a mobile robot moving on uneven terrain such as the lunar surface or a construction site. In addition to the wheel encoders employed in classical odometry, the approach uses accelerometer and gyroscopic sensors, routinely used in aviation but rarely found on contemporary mobile ...
Yasutaka Fuke, Eric Krotkov
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