Speaker
Eline De Groote
Description
Being able to make autonomous decisions on Mars is crucial, as TM/TC communication can take up to 21 minutes one way. This work focuses on the autonomy stack of MaRTA (a 2:1 scale model of the Rosalind Franklin rover developed at the Planetary Robotics lab), by developing and integrating different approaches to localization, mapping, and autonomous exploration within a modular framework. Autonomous exploration based on frontier detection was validated in multiple field trials. The resulting modular design enables straightforward integration and testing of new developments by visiting researchers, students and industry.
Author
Eline De Groote