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Mars rover navigation results using sun sensor heading determination
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Volpe, Richard |
| Copyright Year | 1998 |
| Description | Upcoming missions to the surface of Mars will use mobile robots to traverse long distances from the landing site. To prepare for these missions, the prototype rover, Rocky 7, has been tested in desert field trials conducted with a team of planetary scientists. While several new capabilities have been demonstrated, foremost among these was sun-sensor based traversal of natural terrain totaling a distance of one kilometer. This paper describes navigation results obtained in the field tests, where cross-track error was only 6% of distance traveled. Comparison with previous results of other planetary rover systems shows this to be a significant improvement. |
| File Size | 672327 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20000064074 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t08w8bw40 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1998-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Cybernetics, Artificial Intelligence And Robotics Solar Sensors Surface Navigation Field Tests Mars Surface Robots Roving Vehicles Mars Exploration Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
