PPET
Path Planning in Extreme Terrains
Contract #: 4000118072/16/NL/LvH/gp
Following the Autonomous Routing on Extreme Surfaces (ARES) activity where a dynamic path planning algorithm has been designed capable of routing a reconfigurable rover through an optimal path considering different rover locomotion modes, we plan to continue now on this research topic by adding new features to the onboard control architecture that will allow increase the autonomy of the planetary rover. In a second stage, the previously developed path planning algorithm will be extended to allow a rover to carry a manipulator with the aim of performing some tasks such as sample fetching on remote planets and/or assembly of parts in a future station on the Moon.
Main contractor: University of Malaga
ESA contract no.: 4000118072/16/NL/LvH/gp
Duration: 01/09/2016 - 30/10/2021
