UWB and MB-OFDM for Lunar Rover Navigation and Communication

J de Curtò, I de Zarzà, CT Calafate - Mathematics, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a comprehensive study of ultra-wideband (UWB) and multi-band
orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (MB-OFDM) technologies for lunar rover …

Shadownav: Crater-based localization for nighttime and permanently shadowed region lunar navigation

A Cauligi, RM Swan, H Ono, S Daftry… - 2023 IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There has been an increase in interest in missions that drive significantly longer distances
per day than what has currently been performed. For example, Endurance-A proposes …

Crater identification by perspective cone alignment

CK Chng, S Mcleod, M Rodda, TJ Chin - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
Crater identification aims to match the craters of a planetary body observed in an image to
the corresponding entries in a catalogue of known craters of the same body. It is a key step …

Lightweight tensorial convolutional neural network for lunar impact crater detection

Y Qiu, Y Liang, X Chen, Z Zhang, S Xie… - Advances in Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
Impact crater detection is one of the most important and critical studies of the geological
history of planetary surfaces. Recent literature on crater identification demonstrates the …

Lunar Rover Cross-View Localization through Integration of Rover and Orbital Images

X Zhao, L Cui, X Wei, C Liu, J Yin - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Efficient visual localization of lunar rovers is essential for long-range autonomous
exploration missions and the construction of the International Lunar Research Station. Given …

Global Localization Technology of Lunar Rover by Horizon Line Matching

Z Tian, H Zhang, Q Hu - IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dead reckoning is a common navigation method in extraterrestrial rover missions. However,
its effectiveness is often limited by the accumulated error from odometry, which can be …

Enabling Long & Precise Drives for The Perseverance Mars Rover via Onboard Global Localization

V Verma, J Nash, L Saldyt, Q Dwight… - 2024 IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Perseverance Mars rover needs to drive long distances between regions of scientific
interest to collect a diverse set of samples. Position knowledge is needed for navigating to …

Precise orbit determination through a joint analysis of optical and radiometric data

S Andolfo, A Genova, P Federici… - … on Space Robotics …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The next-generation space robotic missions will require autonomous probes capable to
carry out complex navigation tasks with limited human input. Innovative data-fusion …

Expected Time-Optimal Control: a Particle MPC-based Approach via Sequential Convex Programming

K Echigo, A Cauligi, B Açıkmeşe - arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.16269, 2024 - arxiv.org
In this paper, we consider the problem of minimum-time optimal control for a dynamical
system with initial state uncertainties and propose a sequential convex programming (SCP) …

[HTML][HTML] 暗弱低重力环境下机器人智能控制与智慧作业管理

刘传凯, 谢剑锋, 王科, 张楚, 王艺, 周鹏, 王晓雪 - 前瞻科技, 2024 - qianzhankeji.cn
针对未来月球南极和火星峡谷等暗弱低重力环境探测需求, 研究智能高效的机器人控制与协作
管理方法, 使机器人能够高可靠地完成星表复杂操作任务, 支持月球及火星基地建设与长期驻留 …