Autonomous Mission Planning for Planetary Surface Exploration Using a Team of Micro Rovers [PDF]
Frontiers in Robotics and AIOne of the fundamental limiting factors in planetary exploration is the level of autonomy achieved by planetary exploration rovers. This study proposes a novel methodology for the coordination of an autonomous multi-robot team that evaluates efficient ...
Euan McGookin, Douglas Thomson
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Vibration-Based Recognition of Wheel–Terrain Interaction for Terramechanics Model Selection and Terrain Parameter Identification for Lugged-Wheel Planetary Rovers [PDF]
Sensors, 2023 Identifying terrain parameters is important for high-fidelity simulation and high-performance control of planetary rovers. The wheel–terrain interaction classes (WTICs) are usually different for rovers traversing various types of terrain.
Fengtian Lv +6 more
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Integrated Navigation System Design for Micro Planetary Rovers: Comparison of Absolute Heading Estimation Algorithms and Nonlinear Filtering [PDF]
Sensors, 2016 This paper provides algorithms to fuse relative and absolute microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) navigation sensors, suitable for micro planetary rovers, to provide a more accurate estimation of navigation information, specifically, attitude and ...
Muhammad Ilyas +4 more
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Semantic Terrain Segmentation in the Navigation Vision of Planetary Rovers—A Systematic Literature Review [PDF]
Sensors, 2022 Background: The planetary rover is an essential platform for planetary exploration. Visual semantic segmentation is significant in the localization, perception, and path planning of the rover autonomy.
Boyu Kuang +5 more
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International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2023 Terrain traversability analysis (TTA), the key to the navigation of planetary rovers, is significant to the safety of the rover. Therefore, owing to its complexity, the Martian terrain is worth analysing comprehensively based on the terrain variability ...
Li Yang +3 more
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The Effects of Reduced-Gravity on Planetary Rover Mobility
International Journal of Robotics Research, 2020 One of the major challenges faced by planetary exploration rovers today is the negotiation of difficult terrain, such as fine granular regolith commonly found on the Moon and Mars. Current testing methods on Earth fail to account for the effect of reduced gravity on the soil itself.
Krzysztof Skonieczny +2 more
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A Comprehensive Review of Path-Planning Algorithms for Planetary Rover Exploration
Remote SensingPath-planning algorithms for planetary rovers are critical for autonomous robotic exploration, enabling the efficient and safe traversal of complex and dynamic extraterrestrial terrains.
Guangfei Wei
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Model Predictive Control of a Novel Wheeled–Legged Planetary Rover for Trajectory Tracking
Sensors, 2022 Amid increasing demands for planetary exploration, wide-range autonomous exploration is still a great challenge for existing planetary rovers, which calls for new planetary rovers with novel locomotive mechanisms and corresponding control strategies ...
Jun He +3 more
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Decisional autonomy of planetary rovers [PDF]
Journal of Field Robotics, 2007 AbstractTo achieve the ever increasing demand for science return, planetary exploration rovers require more autonomy to successfully perform their missions. Indeed, the communication delays are such that teleoperation is unrealistic. Although the current rovers (such as MER) demonstrate a limited navigation autonomy, and mostly rely on ground mission ...
Félix Ingrand +3 more
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Omnidirectional visual odometry for a planetary rover [PDF]
2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37566), 2005 Position estimation for planetary rovers has been typically limited to odometry based on proprioceptive measurements such as the integration of distance traveled and measurement of heading change. Here we present and compare two methods of online visual odometry suited for planetary rovers. Both methods use omnidirectional imagery to estimate motion of
Corke, Peter +2 more
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