Autonomous assembly of large structures in space is a key challenge to implement future
missions that will necessitate structures to be self-deployed as a single piece. This paper …

Ice worlds are at the forefront of astrobiological interest because of the evidence of
subsurface oceans. Enceladus in particular is unique among the icy moons because there …

With rapid development of space systems in recent years and their limited lives, it is
imperative that a sustainable space development approach is developed to support more …

Large-scale space structures, such as telescopes or spacecrafts, require suitable in-situ
assembly technologies in order to overcome the limitations on payload size and mass of …

Throughout the last few decades, researchers and practitioners are showing more and more
interest in using formal methods in order to predict and prevent software failures in robotic …

ABSTRACT The Mars 2020 Mission, scheduled to land on Mars February 18, 2021, has
developed an onboard scheduling system [1]. The rationale for the onboard scheduler is to …

Future space missions are facing new challenges that need to be overcome for applications
like planetary exploration, in-site resource utilisation, deep-space probes, or Earth …

ADE (Autonomous DEcision making in Very Long Traverses) is an ongoing H2020 project
aiming to develop key technologies for future space robotics missions. The focus of the …

Scientific opportunities are missed in planetary explorations due to the lack of
communication and/or long-time communication delays between rovers and ground …

This chapter highlights general requirements for robotic concepts to support long-term
exploration missions, for example to Moon or Mars. The chapter is organized following …