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ROBOMECH Journal, 2023 In recent years, robots with leg mechanisms have received considerable attention as high-running planetary exploration rovers. Rovers undertaking planetary exploration require outstanding running performance to travel on loose ground on which they mostly
Tomohiro Watanabe, Kojiro Iizuka
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Absolute Navigation Information Estimation for Micro Planetary Rovers
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2016 This paper provides algorithms to estimate absolute navigation information, e.g., absolute attitude and position, by using low power, weight and volume Microelectromechanical Systems-type (MEMS) sensors that are suitable for micro planetary rovers ...
Muhammad Ilyas +3 more
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Prediction-Based Tip-Over Prevention for Planetary Exploration Rovers
Engineering ProceedingsThis study presents a deep learning-based prediction system with an elevated approach to prevent tip-over incidents on planetary exploration rovers, enhancing their operational safety and reliability.
Siddhant Shete +4 more
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The Small Frontier: Trends Toward Miniaturization and the Future of Planetary Surface Rovers
ActuatorsThe robotic exploration of space began only five decades ago, and yet in the intervening years, a wide and diverse ecosystem of robotic explorers has been developed for this purpose. Such devices have greatly benefited from miniaturization trends and the
Carrington Chun +4 more
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Space Robotics: Robotic Rovers for Planetary Exploration
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2008 In this third of three short papers, I introduce some of the basic concepts of planetary rovers with an emphasis on some specific challenging areas of research that are peculiar to planetary robotics and not usually associated with terrestrial mobile ...
Alex Ellery
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Low-cost, multi-agent systems for planetary surface exploration [PDF]
, 2012 The use of off-the-shelf consumer electronics combined with top-down design methodologies have made small and inexpensive satellites, such as CubeSats, emerge as viable, low-cost and attractive space-based platforms that enable a range of new and ...
Punzo, Giuliano +4 more
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Phoenix: Towards Designing and Developing a Human Assistant Rover
IEEE Access, 2022 Human-assistance rovers have a broad prospect in the field of space robotics, as a significant number of organizations and researchers have been investing in the design and development of sophisticated rovers for planetary exploration.
Akib Zaman +15 more
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An Innovative Pose Determination Algorithm for Planetary Rover Onboard Visual Odometry
Aerospace, 2022 Planetary rovers play a critical role in space exploration missions, where one of the most fundamental algorithms is pose determination. Due to environmental and computational constraints, real-time pose determinations of planetary rovers can only use ...
Botian Zhou, Sha Luo, Shijie Zhang
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Neural Path Planning With Multi-Scale Feature Fusion Networks
IEEE Access, 2022 Path planning is critical for planetary rovers that perform observation and exploration missions in unknown and dangerous environment. And due to the communication delay, it is difficult for the planet rover to receive instructions from Earth in time to ...
Xiang Jin, Wei Lan, Xin Chang
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Visual-LiDAR Odometry for Planetary Rover with Plane Constraints [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information SciencesIn space exploration missions, planetary rovers require precise navigation to ensure operational safety and efficiency. This paper presents a novel visual-LiDAR odometry method designed specifically for planetary rovers, aiming to address the challenges ...
L. Zhang +10 more
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