Autonomous Navigation Decision Making for Lunar/Martian Rovers
Description
Enable a rover (or rover swarm) to autonomously collect lunar regolith, haul it to a worksite, and execute construction tasks (e.g., berms, landing pad layers, trenching, or feedstock staging for sintering/printing) using AI for perception, mapping, planning, control, and health monitoring.
Detailed example
execute construction tasks (e.g., berms, landing pad layers, trenching, or feedstock staging for sintering/printing)
AI / analytics pattern
Computer Vision: AI that processes and interprets visual data (e.g., images and videos).
Automation level / stage
a) Pre-deployment – The use case is in a development or acquisition status.
Expected benefit
Enable a rover (or rover swarm) to autonomously collect lunar regolith, haul it to a worksite, and execute construction tasks (e.g., berms, landing pad layers, trenching, or feedstock staging for sintering/printing) using AI for perception, mapping, planning, control, and health monitoring.
Controls / human review
ATO: Not reported; PIA: Not published