Machine vision based sample-tube localization for mars sample return

S Daftry, B Ridge, W Seto, TH Pham… - 2021 IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A potential Mars Sample Return (MSR) architecture is being jointly studied by NASA and
ESA. As currently envisioned, the MSR campaign consists of a series of 3 missions: sample …

Rover relocalization for mars sample return by virtual template synthesis and matching

TH Pham, W Seto, S Daftry, B Ridge… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider the problem of rover relocalization in the context of the notional Mars Sample
Return campaign. In this campaign, a rover (R1) needs to be capable of autonomously …

Hardware-accelerated mars sample localization via deep transfer learning from photorealistic simulations

R Castilla-Arquillo, C Perez-del-Pulgar… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The goal of the Mars Sample Return campaign is to collect soil samples from the surface of
Mars and return them to Earth for further study. The samples will be acquired and stored in …