TITLE:
Exploration and Cooperation Robotics on the Moon
AUTHORS:
Mohammad Alfraheed, Abdullah O. Al-Zaghameem
KEYWORDS:
Space Robotics; Exploration Robotics; Human-Robot Cooperation; Wheel Slippage of Planetary Robots
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Signal and Information Processing,
Vol.4 No.3,
August
1,
2013
ABSTRACT: Space
robotics are the development of general purpose machines that is capable of
surviving (for a time, at least) in the rigors of the space environment, and
performing exploration, assembly, construction, maintenance, servicing. Space
Robots can perform tasks less expensively or on an accelerated schedule, with
less risk and occasionally with improved performance while humans doing the
same tasks. The moon is the natural next step in the exploration of our own universe.
Understanding moon better will help us understand our neighbors in the solar system.
In this paper, a concept of exploration and cooperation robotics on the moon is
discussed. The concept requires not only to extend the exploration mission on
the moon surface but also to address a way to integrate the developed robotics
with each other. Sharing the information between robots is one of a concept’s
features to reduce lime and power consumption in the exploration process.
Moreover, several challenges are discussed here, which prevent the concept from
developing in outer space or on moon.