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 …

By moving a commercial 2D LiDAR, 3D maps of the environment can be built, based on the
data of a 2D LiDAR and its movements. Compared to a commercial 3D LiDAR, a moving 2D …

The development of intelligent connected technology provides a platform for
multidimensional information interaction and makes the recognition of a specific lane …

The stereo matching algorithm is one of the important methods for 3D surface reconstruction.
A stereo matching process produces a disparity map which provides the depth of information …

With the recent discovery of water-ice and lava tubes on the Moon and Mars along with the
development of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) technology, the recent planetary …

Data analysis methods have scarcely kept pace with the rapid increase in Earth
observations, spurring the development of novel algorithms, storage methods, and …

In recent years, multi-sensor fusion technology has made enormous progress in 3D
reconstruction, surveying and mapping, autonomous driving, and other related fields, and …

Multi-beam lidar (MBL) rangefinders are becoming increasingly compact, light, and
accessible 3D sensors, but they offer limited vertical resolution and field of view. The …

Driving energy consumption plays a major role in the navigation of mobile robots in
challenging environments, especially if they are left to operate unattended under limited on …

Implementing 3D surface imaging camera systems into miniaturized devices for a variety of
3D applications such as movement recognition, object sensing, and 3D endoscopy has …