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Multi-rover navigation on the lunar surface

Advances in Space Research, 2008
Abstract The paper presents a method of determination an accurate position of a target (rover, immobile sensor, astronaut) on surface of the Moon or other celestial body devoid of navigation infrastructure (like Global Positioning System), by using a group of self-calibrating rovers, which serves as mobile reference points.
Borys Dabrowski, Marek Banaszkiewicz
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Prospecting Rovers for Lunar Exploration

2007 IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2007
A study of rover options for exploring the permanently shadowed regions of the lunar environment is presented. The potential for nearly continuous solar illumination and the possible existence of substantial water ice deposits focus the exploration planner's attention on the polar regions of the Moon.
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Modular Lunar Rover Design for Lunar Maintenance and Exploration

Volume 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control
Abstract Team Lunabot’s rover design aims to address critical challenges of multi-functionality, modularity, and system control, supporting the development of information and resources essential for future human missions on the lunar surface.
Darran Lum, Kimberly Medley, Kristopher Molinar, Tia Nicole Taitingfong, Shawn Duan   +4 more
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Interaction Mechanical Analysis between the Lunar Rover Wheel-Leg Foot and Lunar Soil

Procedia Engineering, 2012
Taking the Wheel-leg Foot of the double-half-revolution mechanism of lunar rover as the research objects and considering the mechanics characteristics of lunar soil, the interaction of mechanical behavior between Wheelleg Foot and lunar soil is presented.
Yu, Xiao-liu, Fang, Lei, Liua, Jin-fu
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A stereo matching algorithm for lunar rover

2010 2nd International Conference on Computer Engineering and Technology, 2010
In order to satisfy the requirement of navigation and localization of the lunar rover, a new quasi-dense matching algorithm based on SIFT features and region growing is presented in the paper. Firstly, the original images are preprocessed by Gauss filter and CLAHE method to weaken the effect of noise and contrast, then the invariant SIFT feature points
null Fengping Cao, null Rongben Wang
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Alternative Locomotion Modalities for Lunar Rover

2023 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2023
Naphasthanan Phornpimonchoke, Sittiphol Koosermmit, Ashira Tanakijchumroon, Ronnapee Chaichaowarat   +3 more
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China's lunar rover begins journey

Physics World, 2014
China has successfully sent a rover to the Moon – the country's first attempt to land on another body. Chang'e-3 was launched on 2 December 2013 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province by an enhanced Long March-3B rocket.
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Lunar exploration rover: Micro5

Advanced Robotics, 2000
Takashi Kubota, Yoji Kuroda, Yasuharu Kunii, Ichiro Nakatani   +3 more
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The operations of China's first lunar rover

SpaceOps 2012 Conference, 2012
Chang’E-3, the second phase of the China Lunar Exploration Project, consisting of a Lander and a rover, is planned to be launched in 2013. The rover is a highly autonomous six-wheeled terrain vehicle on the surface of the moon. The rover has 3 pair of “eyes”: navigation cameras and panoramic cameras, both mounted on a mast, hazard avoidance cameras ...
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Lunar rovers for scientific and entertainment missions

Acta Astronautica, 1995
Abstract Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is developing robotic technologies and systems for lunar missions. The lunar mission currently being studied is a long duration, time and distance, excursion to revisit the landing sites of previous missions as well as to examine areas and features that were precluded in the previous missions.
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