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Camera-Only Kinematics for Small Lunar Rovers

E. Fang, S. Suresh, and W. Whittaker
Conference Paper, Proceedings of Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG '16), November, 2016

Abstract

Knowledge of the kinematic state of rovers is critical. Existing methods add sensors and wiring to moving parts, which can fail and adds mass and volume. This research presents a method to optically determine kinematic state using a single camera.

Poster available at:
https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/leag2016/eposter/5026.pdf

BibTeX

@conference{Fang-2016-126780,
author = {E. Fang and S. Suresh and W. Whittaker},
title = {Camera-Only Kinematics for Small Lunar Rovers},
booktitle = {Proceedings of Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG '16)},
year = {2016},
month = {November},
}
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