Self-supervised terrain classification for planetary surface exploration rovers

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 445-468

  Brooks, Christopher A ^a   Iagnemma, Karl ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS ROVERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LANDING AREA; LEARNING FRAMEWORKS; PLANETARY SURFACE EXPLORATION; PLANETARY-EXPLORATION MISSIONS; ROBOTIC SYSTEMS; ROVER-TERRAIN INTERACTION; RUGGED TERRAIN; SCIENTIFIC DATA; STEREO IMAGERY; TERRAIN CLASSIFICATION; TERRAIN CLASSIFIERS; TERRAIN SENSING; TRACTION FORCES; VISION BASED;

INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ROBOTICS; STEREO VISION; SUPERVISED LEARNING;

LANDFORMS;

EID: 84859711759     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.21408     Document Type: Conference Paper

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