Terrain trafficability analysis and soil mechanical property identification for planetary rovers: A survey

Journal of Terramechanics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 115-128

  Chhaniyara, S ^a   Brunskill, C ^a   Yeomans, B ^a   Matthews, M C ^a   Saaj, C ^a   Ransom, S ^b   Richter, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIQUIFER Systems Group GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Mobile robotic platforms; Mobility; Planetary exploration; Sensors; Terrain characterisation; Trafficability

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; MOBILE ROBOTIC; PLANETARY EXPLORATION; TERRAIN CHARACTERISATION; TRAFFICABILITY;

CARRIER MOBILITY; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLANETARY LANDERS; ROBOTICS; SENSORS; SPACE RESEARCH; SURVEYS;

LANDFORMS;

EID: 84858077611     PISSN: 00224898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jterra.2012.01.001     Document Type: Review

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