Title :
The Rocky 7 Mars rover prototype
Author :
Volpe, Richard ; Balaram, J. ; Ohm, Timothy ; Ivlev, Robert
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper provides a system overview of a new Mars rover prototype, Rocky 7. We describe all system aspects: mechanical and electrical design, computer and software infrastructure, algorithms for navigation and manipulation, science data acquisition, and outdoor rover testing. In each area, the improved or added functionality is explained in a context of its path to flight, and need within the constraints of desired science missions
Keywords :
Mars; electric vehicles; mobile robots; Mars rover prototype; Rocky 7; computer infrastructure; electrical design; manipulation; mechanical design; navigation; outdoor rover testing; science data acquisition; software infrastructure; Algorithm design and analysis; Data acquisition; Mars; Navigation; Prototypes; Software algorithms; Software design; Software prototyping; Software testing; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems '96, IROS 96, Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Osaka
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3213-X
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.1996.569020
