Rovers with Rocker-Bogie Mechanisms: A review of progress and innovations in design, manufacturing, and control

S Rajath, ND Shivakumar… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Rovers equipped with Rocker-Bogie mechanisms have emerged as pivotal assets in the
domains of interplanetary and terrain exploration. To carry out scientific investigations …

Evaluation of the high-robustness nuclear power cycle against lunar surface environmental threat

Z Sun, H Zhang, QQ Sun, C Zhang, E You - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Heat sinks exposed to the lunar surface environment cause fluctuations in the energy cycle
due to variations in lunar thermal conditions, leading to non-design operations of the energy …

The Importance of Adaptive Decision-Making for Autonomous Long-Range Planetary Surface Mobility

O Lamarre, J Kelly - arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.19455, 2024 - arxiv.org
Long-distance driving is an important component of planetary surface exploration.
Unforeseen events often require human operators to adjust mobility plans, but this approach …

Safe Mission-Level Path Planning for Exploration of Lunar Shadowed Regions by a Solar-Powered Rover

O Lamarre, S Malhotra, J Kelly - 2024 IEEE Aerospace …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Exploration of the lunar south pole with a solar-powered rover is challenging due to the
highly dynamic solar illumination conditions and the presence of permanently shadowed …