Mars rover technology development requirementsThe technology development requirements for various Mars rover range capabilities are discussed, focusing on local navigation of the rover. The capabilities of two methods are compared. In one method, operators on the earth view stereo pictures sent by the rover and determine short traverse paths which the rover follows. The other method achieves more autonomous capability by using computer vision from orbital imagery with approximate long routes commanded from earth. The locomotion, navigation, ground operations, computation, power, thermal control, communications, sample acquisition, and analysis and preservation requirements are examined.
Document ID
19880068088
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bedard, Roger (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Cunningham, Glenn (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Gershman, Robert (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Pivirotto, Donna (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wilcox, Brian (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)