Planetary Rovers: Robotic Exploration of the Solar System de Alex Ellery

Planetary Rovers: Robotic Exploration of the Solar System: Springer Praxis Books

Autor Alex Ellery

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The increasing adoption of terrain mobility – planetary rovers – for the investigation of planetary surfaces emphasises their central importance in space exploration. This imposes a completely new set of technologies and methodologies to the design of such spacecraft – and planetary rovers are indeed, first and foremost, spacecraft. This introduces vehicle engineering, mechatronics, robotics, artificial intelligence and associated technologies to the spacecraft engineer’s repertoire of skills. Planetary Rovers is the only book that comprehensively covers these aspects of planetary rover engineering and more. The book:
• discusses relevant planetary environments to rover missions, stressing the Moon and Mars;
• includes a brief survey of previous rover missions;
• covers rover mobility, traction and control systems;
• stresses the importance of robotic vision in rovers for both navigation and science; • comprehensively covers autonomous navigation, path planning and multi-rover formations on other planets;
• introduces sample acquisition and autonomous science – with an emphasis on astrobiology – as the raison d’être of rover missions;
• presents a special case study on the exploration of Europa;
• discusses future rover concepts, including a brief exploration of the role of biomimetics.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783662568453
ISBN-10: 3662568454
Pagini: 702
Ilustrații: XXIX, 702 p. 155 illus., 119 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 1.01 kg
Ediția:Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Editura: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
Colecția Springer
Seriile Springer Praxis Books, Astronautical Engineering

Locul publicării:Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany

Cuprins

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.

Recenzii

“It aims to be a complete overview of the design, implementation and control of planetary rovers, ranging widely from details of past rovers, through overviews of algorithm research into the process of bidding and managing projects for the European Space Agency (ESA). … it targets a wide audience from final year undergraduates to industry engineers involved with rover development – anyone involved in rover design. … I would recommend this book to anyone working or interested in the field … .” (Dr. Iain Wallace, The Aeronautical Journal, January, 2017)

Notă biografică

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).

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The increasing adoption of terrain mobility – planetary rovers – for the investigation of planetary surfaces emphasises their central importance in space exploration. This imposes a completely new set of technologies and methodologies to the design of such spacecraft – and planetary rovers are indeed, first and foremost, spacecraft. This introduces vehicle engineering, mechatronics, robotics, artificial intelligence and associated technologies to the spacecraft engineer’s repertoire of skills. Planetary Rovers is the only book that comprehensively covers these aspects of planetary rover engineering and more. The book:
• discusses relevant planetary environments to rover missions, stressing the Moon and Mars;
• includes a brief survey of previous rover missions;
• covers rover mobility, traction and control systems;
• stresses the importance of robotic vision in rovers for both navigation and science; • comprehensively covers autonomous navigation, path planning and multi-rover formations on other planets;
• introduces sample acquisition and autonomous science – with an emphasis on astrobiology – as the raison d’être of rover missions;
• presents a special case study on the exploration of Europa;
• discusses future rover concepts, including a brief exploration of the role of biomimetics.

Caracteristici

Discusses relevant planetary environments to rover missions, stressing the Moon and Mars Includes a brief survey of previous rover missions Comprehensively covers autonomous navigation, path planning and multi-rover formations on other planets Presents a special case study on the exploration of Europa Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras