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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Planetary Rovers"”.
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Learning to visually predict terrain properties for planetary rovers
For future planetary exploration missions, improvements in autonomous rover mobility have the potential to increase scientific data return by providing safe access to geologically interesting sites that lie in rugged terrain, far from landing areas. This thesis presents an algorithmic framework …
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Reconfigurable wheels : re-inventing the wheel for the next generation of planetary rovers
… and Opportunity, the twin Mars Exploration Rovers, showed that one of the major issues that needs to be addressed in order to expand the exploration capabilities of planetary rovers is that of wheel traction. The relationships governing how much traction a wheel can produce are highly …
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Raman spectroscopic application for the analysis of organic compounds and minerals of astrobiological significance. The detection and discrimination of organic compounds and mineral analogues in pure and mixed samples of astrobiological significance using raman spectroscopy, XRD and scanning electron microscopy
… found on the surface of Mars by the NASA planetary rovers Spirit and Opportunity suggest that a possible biosphere could have once existed there. Analytical instrumentation protocols for the unequivocal detection of biomarkers in suitable geological matrices are critical for future …
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Vision-based terrain classification and classifier fusion for planetary exploration rovers
Autonomous rover operation plays a key role in planetary exploration missions. Rover systems require more and more autonomous capabilities to improve efficiency and robustness. Rover mobility is one of the critical components that can directly affect mission success. Knowledge of the physical …
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Coordinating agile systems through the model-based execution of temporal plans
… robustness, in the context of space probes and planetary rovers, modeled as discrete systems. We address the challenge of extending plan execution to systems with continuous dynamics, such as air vehicles and robot manipulators, and that are controlled indirectly through the setting of …
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Robust execution for stochastic hybrid systems
… such as Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), planetary rovers and space probes, have enormous potential in areas such as reconnaissance and space exploration. However the effectiveness and robustness of these systems is currently restricted by a lack of autonomy. Previous work introduced the …
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Model development based on discrete particle simulations of partially- and fully-saturated granular media
… design tool for off-road vehicles and extra-planetary rovers, and as an analysis tool for bio-locomotion in soils. In the bedload sediment transport process, the variability in the relation between sediment flux and driving factors is not well understood. At a given Shields number, the …
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Statistical models and decision making for robotic scientific information gathering
… increasing use in scientific applications, from planetary rovers surveying for signs of life on Mars, to environmental buoys measuring and logging oceanographic conditions in coastal regions. This thesis makes contributions in both planning algorithms and model design for autonomous scientific …
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Statistical models and decision making for robotic scientific information gathering
… increasing use in scientific applications, from planetary rovers surveying for signs of life on Mars, to environmental buoys measuring and logging oceanographic conditions in coastal regions. This thesis makes contributions in both planning algorithms and model design for autonomous scientific …
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Real-world autonomy in uncertain and unknown environments
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms