Mobile Robots for Harsh Environments: Lessons Learned from Field Experiments

Mobile robots for harsh environments provide useful means for automating the collection of research data in the field by reducing human involvement. MARVIN II has been designed and constructed to autonomously collect radar measurements to determine properties of the polar ice sheets. This paper disc...

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Main Authors: Akers, E.L., Stansbury, R.S., Akins, T.L., Agah, A.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Actuators
Antarctica
Automatic control
Automation
Autonomous Polar Rovers
Field Robotics
Humans
Ice
Mobile robots
Radar measurements
Radar tracking
Robot sensing systems
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Summary:Mobile robots for harsh environments provide useful means for automating the collection of research data in the field by reducing human involvement. MARVIN II has been designed and constructed to autonomously collect radar measurements to determine properties of the polar ice sheets. This paper discusses the lessons learned from a number of field experiments with its predecessor MARVIN, and how these lessons influenced the new design of MARVIN II.
ISSN:2154-4824
2154-4832
DOI:10.1109/WAC.2006.375981