[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of extraterrestrial construction, from space concrete materials to habitat structures

C Wu, Z Yu, R Shao, J Li - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This review explores the development and potential applications of space concrete, a critical
material for future extraterrestrial construction. Space concrete, adapted to withstand the …

A review on design and construction of the lunar launch/landing infrastructure

X Li, Y Gao, Y Zhou, W Han, C Zhou - Advances in Space Research, 2024 - Elsevier
With advances in automated construction and deeper Moon exploration missions, the
concept of “building a house on the moon” is becoming increasingly feasible. The …

Future space networks: Toward the next giant leap for humankind

MY Abdelsadek, AU Chaudhry… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the unprecedented advances in satellite fabrication and deployment, innovative
communications and networking technologies, ambitious space projects and programs, and …

Communication-Aware Control of Large Data Transmissions via Centralized Cognition and 5G Networks for Multi-Robot Map merging

G Damigos, N Stathoulopoulos, A Koval… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2024 - Springer
Multiple modern robotic applications benefit from centralized cognition and processing
schemes. However, modern equipped robotic platforms can output a large amount of data …

Metals extraction on Mars through carbothermic reduction

DC Nababan, MG Shaw, MS Humbert, RZ Mukhlis… - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
In situ resource utilization (ISRU), and specifically the extraction and production of structural
metals from Martian soil, is important for supporting further exploration, habitat and industrial …

“I'm Confident This Will End Poorly”: Robot Proficiency Self-Assessment in Human-Robot Teaming

N Conlon, D Szafir, N Ahmed - 2022 IEEE/RSJ International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Human-robot teams are expected to accomplish complex tasks in high-risk and uncertain
environments. In domains such as space exploration or search & rescue, a human operator …

A Safety-Critical Framework for UGVs in Complex Environments: A Data-Driven Discrepancy-Aware Approach

SX Wei, L Gan, JW Burdick - arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.03215, 2024 - arxiv.org
This work presents a novel data-driven multi-layered planning and control framework for the
safe navigation of a class of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in the presence of unknown …

An autonomous task assignment paradigm for autonomous robotic in-space assembly

J Moser, J Hoffman, R Hildebrand… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The development of autonomous robotic systems is a key component in the expansion of
space exploration and the development of infrastructures for in-space applications. An …

GPGM-SLAM: a robust slam system for unstructured planetary environments with gaussian process gradient maps

R Giubilato, CL Gentil, M Vayugundla… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) techniques play a key role towards long-
term autonomy of mobile robots due to the ability to correct localization errors and produce …

A modular reconfigurable robot for future autonomous extraterrestrial missions

AM Romanov, VD Yashunskiy, WY Chiu - Ieee Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study proposes a heterogeneous modular reconfigurable robot called SABER (short for
Step, Assembler, and Bridge Explorer Robot) that is suitable for future autonomous …