Planetary Rovers
Robotic Exploration of the Solar System
Published on 30. December 2015
XXIX, 702 pages
978-3-642-03259-2 (ISBN)
Description
Professor Alex Ellery is a Canada Research Chair in Space Robotics & Space Technology in the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Physics, MSc in Astronomy and PhD in Astronautics & Space Engineering. He is also an alumnus of the International Space University. He is a Chartered Engineer and holds Fellowships at the Institution of Engineering & Technology, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and the Royal Aeronautical Society. He was formerly at the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey where he was awarded the George Stephenson medal by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (2005). He was formerly Chair of the Astrobiology Society of Britain (2005/2006).
Reviews / Votes
"It aims to be a complete overview of the design, implementation and control of planetary rovers, ranging widely from details of past rovers, through overviews of algorithm research into the process of bidding and managing projects for the European Space Agency (ESA). . it targets a wide audience from final year undergraduates to industry engineers involved with rover development - anyone involved in rover design. . I would recommend this book to anyone working or interested in the field . ." (Dr. Iain Wallace, The Aeronautical Journal, January, 2017)More details
Series
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XXIX, 702 p. 155 illus., 119 illus. in color.
File size
46,54 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-642-03259-2 (9783642032592)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-03259-2
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Book
01/2016
Springer
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Person
Professor Alex Ellery is a Canada Research Chair in Space Robotics & Space Technology in the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Physics, MSc in Astronomy and PhD in Astronautics & Space Engineering. He is also an alumnus of the International Space University. He is a Chartered Engineer and holds Fellowships at the Institution of Engineering & Technology, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and the Royal Aeronautical Society. He was formerly at the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey where he was awarded the George Stephenson medal by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (2005). He was formerly Chair of the Astrobiology Society of Britain (2005/2006).
Content
Introduction.- Planetary environments.- Survey of past rover missions.- Rover mobility and locomotion.- Rover sensorimotor control systems.- Rover vision-fundamentals.- Rover vision-advanced capabilities.- Autonomous navigation-behaviors and architectures.- Autonomous navigation-self-localization and mapping (SLAM).- Rover path planning.- Robotic sample acquisition.- Onboard autonomous science.- Case study: Robotic exploration of Europa.- Future rover concepts.
