3 papers
cs.RO2021
Towards Robust Monocular Visual Odometry for Flying Robots on Planetary Missions
Martin Wudenka, Marcus G. Müller, Nikolaus Demmel +4
In the future, extraterrestrial expeditions will not only be conducted by rovers but also by flying robots. The technical demonstration drone Ingenuity, that just landed on Mars, w…
cs.RO2021
Multi-Modal Loop Closing in Unstructured Planetary Environments with Visually Enriched Submaps
Riccardo Giubilato, Mallikarjuna Vayugundla, Wolfgang Stürzl +3
Future planetary missions will rely on rovers that can autonomously explore and navigate in unstructured environments. An essential element is the ability to recognize places that…
cs.RO2020
Gaussian Process Gradient Maps for Loop-Closure Detection in Unstructured Planetary Environments
Cedric Le Gentil, Mallikarjuna Vayugundla, Riccardo Giubilato +3
The ability to recognize previously mapped locations is an essential feature for autonomous systems. Unstructured planetary-like environments pose a major challenge to these system…