Design and implementation of an innovative micro-rover

Robotics 1998

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 181-187

  Siegwart, Roland ^a   Lauria, Michel ^a   Mäusli, Pierre Alain ^b   Van Winnendael, Michel ^c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Mecanex SA   (Switzerland)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Robotics; Space exploration; Vehicles

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE RESEARCH; VEHICLES; WHEELS;

BREADBOARD MODEL; DESIGN AND CONTROL; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; PATHFINDER MISSION; PLANETARY EXPLORATION; SPACE EXPLORATIONS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 84904811325     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40337(205)27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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