The MMX Rover, developed by CNES and DLR, will fly to and explore the surface of the
Martian Moon Phobos within the JAXA Martian Moon Exploration Mission. It will be the first …

Wheeled rovers have been successfully used as mobile landers on Mars and Moon and
more such missions are in the planning. For the Martian Moon eXploration (MMX) mission of …

This work studies enhancing the capabilities of compact laser spectroscopes integrated into
space-exploration rovers by adding 3D topography measurement techniques. Laser …

The collection and analysis of extra-terrestrial matter are two of the main motivations for
space exploration missions. Due to the inherent risks for participating astronauts during …

The MMX rover will explore the surface of Phobos, Mars' bigger moon. It will use its stereo
cameras for perceiving the environment, enabling the use of vision based autonomous …

The MMX Rover, recently named IDEFIX, will be the first wheeled robotic system to be
operated in a milli-g environment. The mobility in this environment, particularly in …

Building robots for planetary exploration missions requires intensive testing throughout all
phases of the design process. Especially, during hard-and software development as well as …

Research on robotic lunar exploration has seen a broad revival, especially since the Google
Lunar X-Prize increasingly brought private endeavors into play. This development is …

For the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission of the Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency (JAXA), the French Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) and the German …

Small bodies (eg asteroids and moons) are one of the most important targets for physical
exploration of space. For space missions, it is a central aspect to test the guidance …