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NASA · 2019–now · also Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover

NASA rover built to map water ice and other volatiles in and around permanently shadowed regions near the lunar south pole.

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Papers: 32
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5 papers naming VIPER

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Viper Science Operations: Science Traverse Planning Perspectives, Processes, and Tools.

Darlene Sze Shien Lim, Zara Mirmalek, Anthony Colaprete, David Lees +3 moreLPSC 2024Mar 11, 2024

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Perception & State Estimation VIPER

Mar 11, 2024

LuVo: Lunar Visual Odometry Using Homography-Based Image Feature Matching

Ryan Soussan, John McCaffery, Scott McMichael, Matthew C. DeansICRA 2025 3 citedMay 19, 2025

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation VIPER

May 19, 2025

A PHYSICS-BASED SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT FOR LUNAR ROVER OPERATIONS

Nevindu BatagodaPreprint 2025May 8, 2025

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

May 8, 2025

A Crater-based Optical Navigation Approach for Precise Spacecraft Localization

Simone Andolfo, Antonio Genova, Mohamed El Awag, Fabio Valerio Buonomo +2 moreIEEE Aerospace 2025 2 citedMar 1, 2025

Space × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS ORBITAL ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Guidance, Dynamics & Control Learning-based Methods VIPER

Mar 1, 2025

A physics-based sensor simulation environment for lunar ground operations

Nevindu M. Batagoda, Bo-Hsun Chen, Harry Zhang, Radu Serban +1 moreIEEE Aerospace 2024 5 citedOct 6, 2024

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

Oct 6, 2024