Title :
Star tracker celestial localization system for a lunar rover
Author :
Sigel, Deborah A. ; Wettergreen, David
Author_Institution :
Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh
fDate :
Oct. 29 2007-Nov. 2 2007
Abstract :
An artificial satellite independent localization system for a lunar rover using the stars for navigation is described. The system uses a wide field-of-view star tracker and wide range high precision inclinometers to determine location on the Moon using quaternion output from the star tracker along with pitch and roll data from the inclinometer.
Keywords :
Moon; aerospace robotics; planetary rovers; Moon; artificial satellite independent localization system; high precision inclinometers; lunar rover; star tracker celestial localization system; Coordinate measuring machines; Earth; Extraterrestrial measurements; Intelligent robots; Moon; Notice of Violation; Position measurement; Robot kinematics; Satellite navigation systems; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2007. IROS 2007. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0912-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0912-9
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2007.4399510
