Robotics in mining

JA Marshall, A Bonchis, E Nebot… - Springer handbook of …, 2016 - Springer
This chapter presents an overview of the state of the art in mining robotics, from surface to
underground applications, and beyond. Mining is the practice of extracting resources for …

The CanMars Mars sample return analogue mission

GR Osinski, M Battler, CM Caudill, R Francis… - Planetary and Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
The return of samples from known locations on Mars is among the highest priority goals of
the international planetary science community. A possible scenario for Mars Sample Return …

Tactical scientific decision-making during crewed astrobiology Mars missions

AH Stevens, SE Kobs Nawotniak, WB Garry… - Astrobiology, 2019 - liebertpub.com
The limitations placed upon human explorers on the surface of Mars will necessitate a
methodology for scientific exploration that is different from standard approaches to terrestrial …

Strategic planning insights for future science-driven extravehicular activity on Mars

AL Brady, SE Kobs Nawotniak, SS Hughes, SJ Payler… - Astrobiology, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Short-term and long-term science plans were developed as part of the strategic planning
process used by the Biologic Analog Science Associated with Lava Terrains (BASALT) …

The 2016 uk space agency mars utah rover field investigation (murfi)

MR Balme, MC Curtis-Rouse, S Banham… - Planetary and Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2016 Mars Utah Rover Field Investigation (MURFI) was a Mars rover field trial
run by the UK Space Agency in association with the Canadian Space Agency's 2015/2016 …

Cataglyphis: An autonomous sample return rover

Y Gu, N Ohi, K Lassak, J Strader, L Kogan… - Journal of Field …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents the design of Cataglyphis, a research rover that won the NASA Sample
Return Robot Centennial Challenge in 2015. During the challenge, Cataglyphis was the …

Planning using a network of reusable paths: A physical embodiment of a rapidly exploring random tree

BE Stenning, C McManus… - Journal of Field Robotics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Growing a network of reusable paths is a novel approach to navigation that allows a mobile
robot to autonomously seek distant goals in unmapped, GPS‐denied environments, which …

Exploring new models for improving planetary rover operations efficiency through the 2016 CanMars Mars Sample Return (MSR) analogue deployment

EA Pilles, M Cross, CM Caudill, R Francis… - Planetary and Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
Approaches to rover mission operations were investigated in the framework of the CanMars
Mars Sample Return (MSR) analogue mission deployments. Improving the efficiency of …

[PDF][PDF] The canadian Mars exploration science rover prototype

C Langley, L Chappell, J Ratti, N Ghafoor… - … Symposium on Artificial …, 2012 - Citeseer
ABSTRACT The Mars Exploration Science Rover (MESR) program is part of the Exploration
Surface Mobility (ESM) activity currently being undertaken by the Canadian Space Agency …

Utility and applications of rover science autonomy capabilities: outcomes from a high-fidelity analogue mission simulation

R Francis, E Pilles, GR Osinski, K McIsaac… - Planetary and Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
The 2016 CanMars analogue mission simulated a Mars rover operation modeled very
closely on NASA's Mars 2020 mission, with a comparable rover, instrument suite, and …