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Autonomous instrument placement for mars exploration rovers
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Maimone, Mark Leger Sr., P. Chris |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | Autonomous Instrument Placement (AutoPlace) is onboard software that enables a Mars Exploration Rover to act autonomously in using its manipulator to place scientific instruments on or near designated rock and soil targets. Prior to the development of AutoPlace, it was necessary for human operators on Earth to plan every motion of the manipulator arm in a time-consuming process that included downlinking of images from the rover, analysis of images and creation of commands, and uplinking of commands to the rover. AutoPlace incorporates image analysis and planning algorithms into the onboard rover software, eliminating the need for the downlink/uplink command cycle. Many of these algorithms are derived from the existing groundbased image analysis and planning algorithms, with modifications and augmentations for onboard use. |
| File Size | 99445 |
| Page Count | 1 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20090008652 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6547pr43 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2009-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Computer Programming And Software Image Analysis Command and Control Manipulators Mars Surface Autonomy Computer Programs Mars Exploration Mars Roving Vehicles 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 |
