Future lunar/planetary exploration missions will demand mobile robots with the capability of
reaching more challenging science targets and driving farther per day than the current Mars …

Intelligent machines were developed in various sectors including agriculture to ameliorate
the problem of labor shortage especially the skilled ones. Due to concern about the …

Resistance coefficient (RC) is an important measure when designing wheel-driving
mechanisms and accurate dynamic models for real-time mobility control of wheeled mobile …

The estimation of the ego-vehicle's motion is a key capability for advanced driving assistant
systems and mobile robot localization. The following paper presents a robust algorithm …

This paper introduces novel methods for terrain classification and characterization with a
mobile robot. In the context of this paper, terrain classification aims at associating terrains …

This paper introduces a model-based approach to estimating longitudinal wheel slip and
detecting immobilized conditions of autonomous mobile robots operating on outdoor terrain …

Mobile robots are increasingly being used in high-risk rough terrain situations, such as
planetary exploration and military applications. Current control and localization algorithms …

In this paper, we present a stereovision algorithm for real-time 6DoF ego-motion estimation,
which integrates image intensity information and 3D stereo data in the well-known Iterative …

Accurate wheel slip estimation facilitates Wheeled Mobile Robots (WMRs) with improved
localization and traversability monitoring which are crucial to their autonomy in challenging …

A secure and autonomous navigation system is needed for the lunar rover in future lunar
missions. The inertial navigation system (INS) and celestial navigation system (CNS) are two …