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Coordination and Control of Multiple Climbing Robots in Transport of Heavy Loads through Extreme Terrain
Himangshu Kalita, Steven Morad, Jekan Thangavelautham
The discovery of ice deposits in the permanently shadowed craters of the lunar North and South Pole Moon presents an important opportunity for In-Situ Resource Utilization. These i…
On-Orbit Smart Camera System to Observe Illuminated and Unilluminated Space Objects
Steve Morad, Ravi Teja Nallapu, Himangshu Kalita +5
The wide availability of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) electronics that can withstand Low Earth Orbit conditions has opened avenue for wide deployment of CubeSats and small-satel…
Planning and Navigation of Climbing Robots in Low-Gravity Environments
Steven Morad, Himangshu Kalita, Jekan Thangavelautham
Advances in planetary robotics have led to wheeled robots that have beamed back invaluable science data from the surface of the Moon and Mars. However, these large wheeled robots a…
Path Planning and Navigation Inside Off-World Lava Tubes and Caves
Himangshu Kalita, Steven Morad, Jekan Thangavelautham
Detailed surface images of the Moon and Mars reveal hundreds of cave-like openings. These cave-like openings are theorized to be remnants of lava-tubes and their interior maybe in…