This paper presents the evaluation of a heterogeneous robotic team for planetary
exploration purposes. An extensive test campaign with a duration of four weeks was …

Robotic exploration missions are gaining in importance for the exploration of our solar
system. A wide range of different scientific goals have been formulated for future exploration …

Off‐road ground mobile robots are widely used in diverse applications, both in terrestrial and
planetary environments. They provide an efficient alternative, with lower risk and cost, to …

Successful operation of off-road mobile robots faces the challenge of mobility hazards posed
by soft, deformable terrain, eg, sand traps. The slip caused by these hazards has a …

Wheel-terrain interaction force measurement plays an important role in the safe navigation
of wheeled mobile robots. This paper presents a small-scale wheel force transducer (WFT) …

Rover missions exploring other planets are tightly constrained regarding the trade-off
between safety and traversal speed. Detecting and avoiding hazards during navigation is …