We are investigating how augmenting human field work with subsequent robot activity can improve lunar exploration. Robotic "follow-up" might involve: completing geology observations; making tedious or long-duration measurements of a target site or feature; curating samples in-situ; and performing unskilled, labor-intensive work. To study this technique, we have begun conducting a series of lunar analog field tests at Haughton Crater (Canada). Motivation: In most field geology studies on Earth, explorers often find themselves left with a set of observations they would have liked to make, or samples they would have liked to take, if only they had been able to stay longer in the field. For planetary field geology, we can imagine mobile robots - perhaps teleoperated vehicles previously used for manned exploration or dedicated planetary rovers - being deployed to perform such follow-up activities [1].


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    Title :

    Improving Lunar Exploration with Robotic Follow-up


    Contributors:
    Fong, T. (author) / Bualat, M. (author) / Deans, M. (author) / Heggy E. (author) / Helper, M. (author) / Hodges, K. (author) / Lee, P. (author)

    Conference:

    Lunar Exploration Analysis Group annual meeting ; 2010 ; Washington, DC, United States


    Publication date :

    2011-09-14


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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