TRESSA: Teamed robots for exploration and science on steep areas

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 24, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 1015-1031

  Huntsberger, Terry ^a   Stroupe, Ashley ^a   Aghazarian, Hrand ^a   Garrett, Mike ^a   Younse, Paulo ^a   Powell, Mark ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROBIOLOGY; DATA ACQUISITION; LUNAR MISSIONS; NASA; ROBOTIC ARMS;

JET PROPULSION LABORATORY; STEEP AREAS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 37349009678     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20219     Document Type: Article

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