4 accepted papers
This paper addresses rock hazard detection for in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) robotic navigation in the challenging visual environment of the lunar south pole (LSP). We evaluate three state-of-the-art instance segmentation mod-els-Mask R-CNN, YOLOv8, and SAM-using a novel, synthetically generat
To support sustainable infrastructure on the Moon, NASA is developing the In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Pilot Excavator (IPEx) to extract and transport lunar regolith for processing and construction. During its mission, IPEx will execute various driving patterns, primarily cycling between exca
As robots become increasingly prominent in di-verse industrial settings, the desire for an accessible and reliable system has correspondingly increased. Yet, the task of meaningfully assessing the feasibility of introducing a new robotic component, or adding more robots into an existing infrastructu…
To support sustainable infrastructure on the Moon, NASA must leverage robots to extract lunar resources for in-situ processing and construction. As part of this effort, NASA is launching the in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) Pilot Excavator later this decade to validate a robotic regolith excavato…