Research/ PLANETARY ROBOTICS
AUTONOMY AND PATH PLANNING IN A PLANETARY ROVER
Payaal Patel
Motion Planning & NavigationOpenAlex topic: Robotic Path Planning Algorithms · Perception & State EstimationOpenAlex topic: Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization · Surface Mobility & TerramechanicsOpenAlex topic: Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics
In this paper we present the autonomous and path planning functionalities of a Planetary Rover system.In order to make the Rover system completely independent of human intervention, a high level of navigational autonomy is desirable.Sun sensing and topographical properties are the two factors that are considered here as the Rover navigational aid.Autonomous hazard avoidance can be achieved using a stereo camera which evaluates terrain safety and to avoid obstacles.