This paper presents complementary flyover and surface exploration for reconnaissance of planetary point destinations, like skylights and polar crater rims, where local 3D detail matters. Recent breakthroughs in precise, safe landing enable spacecraft to touch down within a few hundred meters of target destinations. These precision trajectories provide unprecedented access to bird's-eye views of the target site and enable a paradigm shift in terrain modeling and path planning. High-angle flyover views penetrate deep into concave features while low-angle rover perspectives provide detailed views of areas that cannot be seen in flight. By combining flyover and rover sensing in a complementary manner, coverage is improved and rover trajectory length is reduced by 40 %. Simulation results for modeling a lunar skylight are presented.


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    Title :

    Complementary Flyover and Rover Sensing for Superior Modeling of Planetary Features


    Additional title:

    Flyover- und Rover-Sensor für eine Modellierung von Planeten-Eigenschaften




    Publication date :

    2013


    Size :

    15 Seiten





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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