Year: 2014
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Conducting planetary exploration missions with mobile robots is expensive, with costs ranging from hundreds of millions to billions of dollars.Developing reliable robots to work remotely on rough, uncertain terrain is imperative for these missions.One potential tactic for improving the cost-effectiveness of these missions is to distribute the mass allowance for the mission over a team of smaller robots, rather than using a single robot.However, there is limited work on determining the size and design for a team of robots to provide the best overall performance when operating on hazardous terrain.
Author: Nathaniel Michaluk
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2268153134