Copernicus Rover

Project Info

Title:

Copernicus Rover

Summary:

Research rover for the Copernicus Mission Proposal

Year Started:

2004

Project Leads

David Miller

Project Collaborates

Tim Hunt
Matt Roman
Alois Winterholler

Tools Used

C/C++
OpenGL
Elphel Cameras

Publications

David P. Miller and Kyle Machulis, Visual Aids For Lunar Rover Tele-Operation, Proceedings of iSAIRAS 2005, Munich, Germany, 09/2005

Research rover built for a proposal on exploration of the lunar Copernicus craters. Man in the loop drive system, with signal degradation capabilities for simulating light time delays, bandwidth issues, etc... Built to run on a mobile polarized projection setup, providing the driver with a 3D view while also being easily deployable from a large vehicle.