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Perseverance (Mars 2020)

NASA · 2020–now · also Mars 2020, M2020, Perseverance rover

NASA rover exploring Jezero crater since 2021, caching rock cores for possible return to Earth and driving with onboard autonomous navigation.

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Papers: 171
Named in: 71 in title · 159 in abstract · 59 in keywords

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Mars 2020 Lander Vision System Flight Performance

Andrew Johnson, Seth B. Aaron, Homayoon Ansari, Charles F. Bergh +24 moreAIAA SciTech 2022 26 citedJan 3, 2022

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Perseverance

DOI

Jan 3, 2022

Learning to Drive on Mars: Visual Multimodal Traversability Estimation for Off-World Navigation

Darren Chiu, Cole Wilson, Andrei Tumbar, Gaurav S. Sukhatme +1 morePreprint 2026Sep 21, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Perseverance

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Sep 21, 2026

Jezero crater, Mars: application of the deep learning NOAH-H terrain classification system

Jack Wright, Alexander M. Barrett, Peter Fawdon, Elena A. Favaro +3 moreJournal of Maps 2022 12 citedAug 9, 2022

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Perseverance Rosalind Franklin Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

DOI

Aug 9, 2022

Opening the Black Box of 3D Reconstruction Error Analysis with VECTOR

Racquel Fygenson, Kazi Jawad, Isabel Li, Francois Ayoub +4 moreVisualization 2024Aug 7, 2024

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perseverance Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

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Aug 7, 2024

Enabling Long & Precise Drives for The Perseverance Mars Rover via Onboard Global Localization

Vandi Verma, Jeremy Nash, Lucas Saldyt, Quintin Dwight +8 moreIEEE Aerospace 2024 23 citedMar 2, 2024

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Perseverance Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

DOI

Mar 2, 2024

A Neuromorphic Vision-Based Measurement for Robust Relative Localization in Future Space Exploration Missions

Mohammed Salah, Mohammed Chehadah, Muhammed Humais, Mohammed Wahbah +4 moreIEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 2022 22 citedJun 23, 2022

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perseverance Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

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Jun 23, 2022

A ROS-based Simulator for Testing the Enhanced Autonomous Navigation of the Mars 2020 Rover

Olivier Toupet, Tyler Del Sesto, Masahiro Ono, Steven Myint +2 moreIEEE Aerospace 2020 26 citedMar 1, 2020

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Perception & State Estimation Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perseverance

DOI

Mar 1, 2020

SegMarsViT: Lightweight Mars Terrain Segmentation Network for Autonomous Driving in Planetary Exploration

Yuqi Dai, Tie Zheng, Changbin Xue, Li ZhouRemote Sensing 2022 35 citedDec 12, 2022

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Learning-based Methods Perception & State Estimation Perseverance Curiosity

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Dec 12, 2022

Hardware-accelerated Mars Sample Localization via deep transfer learning from photorealistic simulations

Raúl Castilla-Arquillo, Carlos Jesús Pérez-del-Pulgar, Gonzalo Jesús Paz-Delgado, Levin GerdesRA-L 2022 4 citedJun 6, 2022

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Perseverance Mars Sample Return Rosalind Franklin

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Jun 6, 2022

Toward Autonomous Localization of Planetary Robotic Explorers by Relying on Semantic Mapping

Kamak Ebadi, Kyle Coble, Dima Kogan, Deegan Atha +3 moreIEEE Aerospace 2022 15 citedMar 5, 2022

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Perseverance

DOI

Mar 5, 2022

Data-driven surface traversability analysis for Mars 2020 landing site selection

Masahiro Ono, Brandon Rothrock, Eduardo Almeida, Adnan I. Ansar +3 moreIEEE Aerospace 2015 37 citedMar 7, 2015

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perception & State Estimation Perseverance

DOI

Mar 7, 2015

Topographical Landmarks for Ground-Level Terrain Relative Navigation on Mars

Joshua Vander Hook, Russell Schwartz, Kamak Ebadi, Kyle Coble +1 moreIEEE Aerospace 2022 14 citedMar 5, 2022

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Motion Planning & Navigation Perseverance

DOI

Mar 5, 2022

AI4MARS: A Dataset for Terrain-Aware Autonomous Driving on Mars

Robert Michael Swan, Deegan Atha, Henry A. Leopold, Matthew Gildner +3 moreCVPR Workshop 2021 104 citedJun 1, 2021

Space × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Curiosity Spirit & Opportunity Perseverance

DOI

Jun 1, 2021

Fast Approximate Clearance Evaluation for Rovers with Articulated Suspension Systems

Kyohei Otsu, Guillaume Matheron, Sourish Ghosh, Olivier Toupet +1 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2018 46 citedJul 31, 2018

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Motion Planning & Navigation Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perception & State Estimation Perseverance Curiosity

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Jul 31, 2018

Enhanced Autonomous Navigation on the Perseverance Mars Rover

Olivier Toupet, Masahiro Ono, Tyler Del Sesto, Mark W. Maimone +1 moreJFR / Field Robotics 2025 6 citedNov 24, 2025

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Motion Planning & Navigation Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perception & State Estimation Perseverance Spirit & Opportunity

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Nov 24, 2025

New Rover Conops with High-Performance Onboard Computing: Give Up Raw Data to Reduce Ops Cost and Do More Science

A. Didier, M. Swan, D. Atha, V. Verma +2 morePreprint 2022Jan 11, 2022

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perception & State Estimation Perseverance Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

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Jan 11, 2022

Where to Map? Iterative Rover-Copter Path Planning for Mars Exploration

Takahiro Sasaki, Kyohei Otsu, Rohan Thakker, Sofie Haesaert +1 moreRA-L 2020 45 citedAug 17, 2020

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perseverance Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

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Aug 17, 2020

Mars Rover Localization Based on A2G Obstacle Distribution Pattern Matching

Lang Zhou, Zhitai Zhang, Hongliang Wang College of Surveying, Geo-Informatics +1 morePreprint 2022Oct 7, 2022

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Perseverance

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Oct 7, 2022

Mixed-domain Training Improves Multi-Mission Terrain Segmentation

Grace Vincent, Alice Yepremyan, Jingdao Chen, and Edwin GohICCV / ECCV 2022 4 citedSep 27, 2022

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Perseverance Curiosity

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Sep 27, 2022

A GNC Architecture for Planetary Rovers with Autonomous Navigation Capabilities

Martin Azkarate, Levin Gerdes, Luc Joudrier, Carlos J. Pérez-del-PulgarICRA 2020 21 citedNov 22, 2019

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perseverance

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Nov 22, 2019

Probabilistic Kinematic State Estimation for Motion Planning of Planetary Rovers

Sourish Ghosh, Kyohei Otsu, Masahiro OnoIROS 2018 17 citedOct 1, 2018

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perseverance

DOI

Oct 1, 2018

ARTPS: Depth-Enhanced Hybrid Anomaly Detection and Learnable Curiosity Score for Autonomous Rover Target Prioritization

Poyraz BaydemirPreprint 2025Aug 23, 2025

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Perseverance

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Aug 23, 2025

Stereo Vision Based Navigation for Lunar Rover: A Hardware-Software Co-Design Approach

Alexey Simonov, Mukesh Jha, Max Shevtsov, Sergio Sirota +2 moreSMC-IT/SCC 2025Jul 28, 2025

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Perseverance Curiosity Spirit & Opportunity

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Jul 28, 2025

MarsLGPR: Mars Rover Localization with Ground Penetrating Radar

Anja Sheppard, Katherine A. SkinnerJFR / Field Robotics 2025 8 citedMar 6, 2025

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Learning-based Methods Perseverance Rosalind Franklin

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Mar 6, 2025

Field Trials of the Integrated BreadBoard 3: Demonstrating a Rover System in the Sample Fetch Rover Mission Context

Róbert Marc, Chris Barclay, Geoffray Doignon, J. Ricardo Sánchez-Ibáñez +22 moreiSpaRo 2024 1 citedJun 24, 2024

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perception & State Estimation Mars Sample Return Perseverance

DOI

Jun 24, 2024