Planetary Rovers

Robotic Exploration of the Solar System
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-642-03258-5
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 702 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 12114 g

Reihe: Astronautical Engineering

This will be the only book on planetary rover development covering all aspects relevant to the design of systems

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ellery, Alex

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Astronautik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Fahrzeugtechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Planetary environments.- Survey of past rover missions.- Rover mobility and locomotion.- Rover sensorimotor control systems.- Rover vision—fundamentals.- Rover vision—advanced capabilities.- Autonomous navigation—behaviors and architectures.- Autonomous navigation—self-localization and mapping (SLAM).- Rover path planning.- Robotic sample acquisition.- Onboard autonomous science.- Case study: Robotic exploration of Europa.- Future rover concepts.

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Alex Ellery is a Canada Research Chair in Space Robotics & Space Technology in the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Physics, MSc in Astronomy and PhD in Astronautics & Space Engineering. He is also an alumnus of the International Space University. He is a Chartered Engineer and holds Fellowships at the Institution of Engineering & Technology, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and the Royal Aeronautical Society. He was formerly at the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey where he was awarded the George Stephenson medal by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (2005). He was formerly Chair of the Astrobiology Society of Britain (2005/2006).