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An Information Theoretic Approach to Sample Acquisition and Perception in Planetary Robotics
Garrett Fleetwood, Jekan Thangavelautham
An important and emerging component of planetary exploration is sample retrieval and return to Earth. Obtaining and analyzing rock samples can provide unprecedented insight into th…
Network of Nano-Landers for In-Situ Characterization of Asteroid Impact Studies
Himangshu Kalita, Erik Asphaug, Stephen Schwartz +1
Exploration of asteroids and comets can give insight into the origins of the solar system and can be instrumental in planetary defence and in-situ resource utilization (ISRU). Aste…
Multirobot Cliff Climbing on Low-Gravity Environments
Himangshu Kalita, Jekan Thangavelautham
Exploration of extreme environments, including caves, canyons and cliffs on low-gravity surfaces such as the Moon, Mars and asteroids can provide insight into the geological histor…
An Experimental Platform for Multi-spacecraft Phase-Array Communications
Aaditya Ravindran, Ravi Teja Nallapu, Andrew Warren +3
The emergence of small satellites and CubeSats for interplanetary exploration will mean hundreds if not thousands of spacecraft exploring every corner of the solar-system. Current…
Guidance, Navigation and Control of Multirobot Systems in Cooperative Cliff Climbing
Himangshu Kalita, Ravi Teja Nallapu, Andrew Warren +1
The application of GNC devices on small robots is a game-changer that enables these robots to be mobile on low-gravity planetary surfaces and small bodies. Use of reaction wheels e…
Spherical Planetary Robot for Rugged Terrain Traversal
Laksh Raura, Andrew Warren, Jekan Thangavelautham
Wheeled planetary rovers such as the Mars Exploration Rovers (MERs) and Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) have provided unprecedented, detailed images of the Mars surface. However, the…
Hybrid Fuel Cells Power for Long Duration Robot Missions in Field Environments
Jekan Thangavelautham, Danielle Gallardo, Daniel Strawser +1
Mobile robots are often needed for long duration missions. These include search and rescue, sentry, repair, surveillance and entertainment. Current power supply technology limit wa…
GNC of the SphereX Robot for Extreme Environment Exploration on Mars
Himangshu Kalita, Ravi Teja Nallapu, Andrew Warren +1
Wheeled ground robots are limited from exploring extreme environments such as caves, lava tubes and skylights. Small robots that can utilize unconventional mobility through hopping…
Flying, Hopping Pit-Bots for Cave and Lava Tube Exploration on the Moon and Mars
Jekanthan Thangavelautham, Mark S. Robinson, Alexander Taits +3
Wheeled ground robots are limited from exploring extreme environments such as caves, lava tubes and skylights. Small robots that utilize unconventional mobility through hopping, fl…
Optimized Bucket Wheel Design for Asteroid Excavation
Ravi Teja Nallapu, Andrew Thoesen, Laurence Garvie +2
Current spacecraft need to launch with all of their required fuel for travel. This limits the system performance, payload capacity, and mission flexibility. One compelling alternat…
Autonomous Multirobot Excavation for Lunar Applications
Jekanthan Thangavelautham, Kenneth Law, Terence Fu +3
In this paper, a control approach called Artificial Neural Tissue (ANT) is applied to multirobot excavation for lunar base preparation tasks including clearing landing pads and bur…