Planetary Rovers Robotic Exploration of the Solar System
The increasing adoption of terrain mobility – planetary rovers – for the investigation of planetary surfaces emphasises their central importance in space exploration. This imposes a completely new set of technologies and methodologies to the design of suc
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Alex Ellery
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Alex Ellery
Planetary Rovers Robotic Exploration of the Solar System
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Alex Ellery Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Published in association with Praxis Publishing, Chichester, UK ISSN 2365-9599 Springer Praxis Books ISBN 978-3-642-03258-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-03259-2
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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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List of figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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List of tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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List of abbreviations and acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Why rovers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Space project management . . . . . 1.2.1 Project planning . . . . . . . 1.2.2 Work breakdown structure 1.2.3 Project schedule . . . . . . . 1.2.4 Project budget . . . . . . . . 1.2.5 Development plan . . . . . . 1.2.6 Personnel management . . .
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Planetary environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 The Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Mars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
