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Chapter 1 Introduction
Mobile robots are increasingly being employed in rough, outdoor terrain for applications such as forestry, mining, search and rescue, and hazardous...
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Chapter 3 Rough Terrain Motion Planning
Motion planning algorithms for mobile robots in rough terrain must explicitly consider the effects of robot-terrain interaction. This differs from...
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Chapter 5 Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Work
This monograph has presented estimation, motion planning, and control methods for improved mobile robot mobility in rough terrain environments,...
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Chapter 4 Rough Terrain Control
Effective control methods for mobile robots in rough terrain should maximize vehicle mobility despite changing terrain unevenness and traction...
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Chapter 2 Rough Terrain Mobile Robot Modeling and Estimation
Kinematic and dynamic modeling are fundamental aspects of mobile robot analysis, motion planning, and control. Traditionally, for robots operating on...
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The Contribution of Space Policy to Development and Security in South Africa
This chapter examines the extent that South Africa has employed its space and related capacities and capabilities (such as institutional, financial,...
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Space Politics, Policy and Strategy in South Africa
The South Africa’s space policy and strategy, and the attendant capacities and capabilities have emerged from centuries of the nation’s scientific,...
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Space Policy, Development, and Security: Conceptual Framework of Analysis
This chapter offers relevant insights into debate and clarity on key concepts that underscore the subject of this book, such as space, space policy,...
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The Development of Space Capacities and Capabilities in Nigeria
Nigeria has increasingly developed capacities and capabilities to match its policy and strategic interests in space. In the last three decades, the...
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Research and Development of the ISS Onboard Lidar Mission and Advanced Altimeter Mission
MOLI is Japan’s first Earth observation mission to observe the ground elevation and forests canopy height with the complementary measurement of an...
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Comparative Analysis of Aeolus Satellite Mission L2A, L2B and L2C Products with Ground-Based Lidars: Multi-Year Cal/Val Activities in Granada, Spain
A multi-year Cal/Val comparison of the Aeolus satellite mission's L2A, L2B, and L2C products with ground-based aerosol and Doppler lidars was carried...
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The Jump into the Void
Space exploration’s primary goal is to understand and in the end explore and habit the cosmos. Space is projection for human dreams and endeavors,...
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AIRMO: Novel Micro-lidar Powered Spectrometer for GHG Monitoring from CubeSat
A new generation of satellites using novel LiDAR concept could provide more accurate monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions, hel** to improve our...
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An Efficient 256-Track Beam Steering Lidar Using Wavelength-Tuning for Topography Swath Map** from Space
We report development progress of a Concurrent Artificially-intelligent Spectrometry and Adaptive Lidar System (CASALS) for topography swath map**...
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FMCW LiDAR for Lunar Descent Payload
In this paper we present the preliminary design of a FMCW based LiDAR for applications involving approaching large planetary bodies. To our knowledge...
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Heterodyne and Direct Detection Wind Lidar Developed at ONERA
In this paper, we present the two wind lidar architectures developed at ONERA: the heterodyne lidar which analyzes the backscattering of particles...
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Photonic Integration Advancements in Miniaturizing High Reliability LIDAR System Components
Develo** space-borne LIDAR for small satellite platforms requires miniaturization, ruggedization and high reliability of optoelectronic components....
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FLAMES—High Speed Flash-LiDAR CMOS Imager for Landing Missions
A high-speed Flash-LiDAR CMOS image sensor which is named FLAMES for landing missions is presented. The sensor features 1280(H) × 1024(V) array size...
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The NASA HSRL Pathfinder Mission Concept
The High-Spectral-Resolution Lidar (HSRL) Pathfinder Mission concept is designed to provide HSRL measurements at 532 nm and elastic backscatter lidar...
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Validation of Aeolus Wind Product at Cruzeiro do Sul-Brazil
The Atmospheric Dynamics Mission ADM-Aeolus was successfully launched in August 2018 by the European Space Agency (ESA). ADM-Aeolus carries the...