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Autonomous Mapping and Characterization of Terrestrial Lava Caves Using Quadruped Robots: Preparing for a Mission to a Planetary Cave
Subsurface voids on the Moon and Mars are attractive targets for exploration, for potential human use, and, in the case of Mars, for …
Jennifer Blank, Benjamin Morrell, Amanda Bouman, Thomas Touma, M.Fadhil Ginting, Christopher Patterson, A. Aghamohammadi
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Autonomous Mapping and Characterization of Terrestrial Lava Caves Using Quadruped Robots: Preparing for a Mission to a Planetary Cave
Mars Dogs: Biomimetic Robots for the Exploration of Mars, from its Rugged Surface to its Hidden Caves
The current autonomous mobility systems for planetary exploration are wheeled rovers, limited to flat, gently-sloping terrains and …
Thomas Touma, Jennifer G. Blank, Muhammad Fadhil Ginting, Christopher Patterson, Ali-akbar Agha-Mohammadi
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Mars Dogs: Biomimetic Robots for the Exploration of Mars, from its Rugged Surface to its Hidden Caves
Deployable Mesh Network for Enabling Reliable Communication from within Subsurface Voids to the Planetary Surface
Exploring Planetary subsurface voids is important for research in astrobiology, geophysics and human habitability. Communication in …
Muhammad Fadhil Ginting, Thomas Touma, Jeffrey A. Edlund, Ali-akbar Agha-Mohammadi
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Deployable Mesh Network for Enabling Reliable Communication from within Subsurface Voids to the Planetary Surface
BAXTER: Bi-modal Aerial-Terrestrial Hybrid Vehicle for Long-endurance Versatile Mobility
Unmanned aerial vehicles are rapidly evolving within the field of robotics. However, their performance is often limited by pay- load …
Hyungho Chris Choi, Inhwan Wee, Micah Corah, Sahand Sabet, Taeyeon Kim, Thomas Touma, David Hyunchul Shim, Ali-akbar Agha-Mohammadi
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BAXTER: Bi-modal Aerial-Terrestrial Hybrid Vehicle for Long-endurance Versatile Mobility
Autonomous Spot: Long-range Autonomous Exploration of Extreme Environments with Legged Locomotion
This paper serves as one of the first efforts to enable large-scale and long-duration autonomy using the Boston Dynamics Spot robot. …
Amanda Bouman, Muhammad Fadhil Ginting, Nikhilesh Alatur, Matteo Palieri, David D. Fan, Thomas Touma, Torkom Pailevanian, Sung-Kyun Kim, Kyohei Otsu, Joel Burdick, Ali-akbar Agha-Mohammadi
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Autonomous Spot: Long-range Autonomous Exploration of Extreme Environments with Legged Locomotion
Drivocopter: A concept Hybrid Aerial/Ground vehicle for long-endurance mobility
Aerial robots show promise for increased capabilities in exploring unstructured and challenging environments. However, they are limited …
Arash Kalantari, Thomas Touma, Leon Kim, Rianna Jitosho, Kyle Strickland, Brett T. Lopez, Ali-akbar Agha-Mohammadi
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Drivocopter: A concept Hybrid Aerial/Ground vehicle for long-endurance mobility
NASA OMEGA/UpCycle Systems: M-Powered Farm Project
The world is already facing shortage of vital resources in part due to climate change and in the future it will only get worse. People …
Kristijonas Kerekes, Thomas Touma, Abdelrahman Budair, Jonathan D. Trent
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NASA OMEGA/UpCycle Systems: M-Powered Farm Project