Autonomous science for an ExoMars rover-like mission

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 358-390

  Woods, Mark ^a   Shaw, Andy ^a   Barnes, Dave ^b   Price, Dave ^b   Long, Derek ^c   Pullan, Derek ^d  

^a CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Pvt Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION EXECUTION; AUTONOMOUS SCIENCE; AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS; EXOMARS ROVERS; EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS; HUMAN SUPERVISION; INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES; MARS EXPLORATION; RELAY SPACECRAFTS; ROBOTIC PLATFORMS; SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION; SYSTEM DESIGN; TARGET SELECTION;

EQUIPMENT TESTING;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 67649234747     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20289     Document Type: Article

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