Scientific applications of robotic systems on planetary missions

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 65-71

  Chicarro, A ^a   Scoon, G ^a   Putz, P ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drilling systems; Instrument deployment devices; Mars surface exploration; Micro rovers; Sampling systems

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; MOBILE ROBOTS; PLANETS; SPACE RESEARCH;

INSTRUMENT DEPLOYMENT DEVICES; MICRO ROVERS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0032026965     PISSN: 09218890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8890(97)00059-6     Document Type: Article

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