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Autores principales: Sheppard, Anja, Skinner, Katherine A.
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Publicado: 2025
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author Sheppard, Anja
Skinner, Katherine A.
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Skinner, Katherine A.
contents In this field report, we detail the lessons learned from our field expedition to collect Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) data in a Mars analog environment for the purpose of validating GPR localization techniques in rugged environments. Planetary rovers are already equipped with GPR for geologic subsurface characterization. GPR has been successfully used to localize vehicles on Earth, but it has not yet been explored as another modality for localization on a planetary rover. Leveraging GPR for localization can aid in efficient and robust rover pose estimation. In order to demonstrate localizing GPR in a Mars analog environment, we collected over 50 individual survey trajectories during a two-week period at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS). In this report, we discuss our methodology, lessons learned, and opportunities for future work.
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spellingShingle Field Report on Ground Penetrating Radar for Localization at the Mars Desert Research Station
Sheppard, Anja
Skinner, Katherine A.
Robotics
In this field report, we detail the lessons learned from our field expedition to collect Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) data in a Mars analog environment for the purpose of validating GPR localization techniques in rugged environments. Planetary rovers are already equipped with GPR for geologic subsurface characterization. GPR has been successfully used to localize vehicles on Earth, but it has not yet been explored as another modality for localization on a planetary rover. Leveraging GPR for localization can aid in efficient and robust rover pose estimation. In order to demonstrate localizing GPR in a Mars analog environment, we collected over 50 individual survey trajectories during a two-week period at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS). In this report, we discuss our methodology, lessons learned, and opportunities for future work.
title Field Report on Ground Penetrating Radar for Localization at the Mars Desert Research Station
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.15455