11 papers
Distributed Multi Robot Lunar Cargo Transportation via Phase Decomposed Reinforcement Learning
Ashutosh Mishra, Elian Neppel, Shreya Santra +4
Modular reconfigurable robotic systems provide a scalable solution for cooperative surface operations in future lunar missions. However, cooperative cargo transportation remains ch…
Data-Driven Terramechanics Approach Towards a Realistic Real-Time Simulator for Lunar Rovers
Jakob M. Kern, James M. Hurrell, Shreya Santra +3
High-fidelity simulators for the lunar surface provide a digital environment for extensive testing of rover operations and mission planning. However, current simulators focus on ei…
Design and Development of Modular Limbs for Reconfigurable Robots on the Moon
Gustavo H. Diaz, A. Sejal Jain, Matteo Brugnera +4
In this paper, we present the development of 4-DOF robot limbs, which we call Moonbots, designed to connect in various configurations with each other and wheel modules, enabling ad…
MoonBot: Modular and On-Demand Reconfigurable Robot Toward Moon Base Construction
Kentaro Uno, Elian Neppel, Gustavo H. Diaz +8
The allure of lunar surface exploration and development has recently captured widespread global attention. Robots have proved to be indispensable for exploring uncharted terrains,…
Designing for Distributed Heterogeneous Modularity: On Software Architecture and Deployment of MoonBots
Elian Neppel, Shamistan Karimov, Ashutosh Mishra +5
This paper presents the software architecture and deployment strategy behind the MoonBot platform: a modular space robotic system composed of heterogeneous components distributed a…
Design and Development of a Modular Bucket Drum Excavator for Lunar ISRU
Simon Giel, James Hurrell, Shreya Santra +3
In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) is one of the key technologies for enabling sustainable access to the Moon. The ability to excavate lunar regolith is the first step in making l…