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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…
Satellite Capture and Servicing Using Networks of Tethered Robots Supported by Ground Surveillance
Himangshu Kalita, Roberto Furfaro, Jekan Thangavelautham
There is ever growing demand for satellite constellations that perform global positioning, remote sensing, earth-imaging and relay communication. In these highly prized orbits, the…
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…
Mobility and Science operations On An Asteroid Using a Hopping Small Spacecraft on Stilts
H. Kalita, S. Schwartz, E. Asphaug +1
There are thousands of asteroids in near-Earth space and millions in the Main Belt. They are diverse in physical properties and composition and are time capsules of the early solar…