Future lunar/planetary exploration missions will demand mobile robots with the capability of
reaching more challenging science targets and driving farther per day than the current Mars …

For the design of space missions in the Moon and planets, analysis of mobility in robots is
crucial and poor planning has led to abortion of missions in the past. To mitigate the risk of …

Understanding the terrain in the upcoming path of a ground robot is one of the most
challenging problems in field robotics. Terrain and traversability analysis is a …

For small legged robots, ground contact interactions significantly affect the dynamics and
locomotion performance. In this article, we designed thin, robust capacitive tactile sensors …

This paper presents a new methodology where machine learning is used for detecting
various levels of slip in the context of planetary exploration robotic missions. This …

This paper describes a tactile probe designed for surface identification in a context of all-
terrain low-velocity mobile robotics. The proposed tactile probe is made of a small metallic …

The future challenge for field robots is to increase the level of autonomy towards long
distance (> 1 km) and duration (> 1h) applications. One of the key technologies is the ability …

This paper describes a walking robot controller for negotiation of terrains with different
traction characteristics. The feedback is based on three perception systems. The purpose of …

Terrain classification is a critical component of any autonomous mobile robot system
operating in unknown real-world environments. Over the years, several proprioceptive …

In this paper, we are presenting a method to estimate terrain properties (such as small-scale
geometry or surface friction) to improve the assessment of stability and the guiding of foot …