Project Overview
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In the context of the Planetary Robotics
Vision Ground Processing (PRoVisG) project, robotic planetary space missions
(e.g., the European ExoMars Mission) are defined as unmanned missions performing
in situ exploration (including airborne systems) of the surface and (if
applicable) atmosphere for any planetary objects outside the Earth. Most
such missions involve a means of mobility provided by either a surface
vehicle (‘rover’) or by aerial vehicles (balloons, aerobots, etc.). It is
mobile systems that are the most critical of all space missions in requiring
a rapid turnaround of imaging data through processing and proper
presentation on the ground (i.e., back on Earth) to allow efficient planning
of operations in order to make maximum use of the usually limited lifetime
of the vehicle in question.
We envisage that in future the
number and variety of such platforms will require more autonomy than is
feasible today. PRoVisG will provide the building blocks for such future
autonomous exploration systems in terms of robotics vision. Therefore, the
objectives of PRoVisG are to:
1. Build a framework for planetary
robotic vision ground processing,
2. Develop the technology to better process and
visualize the existing and future data from
planetary robotic missions in order to maximize the value-added exploitation
of these data for
research, technology and education, and
3. Increase public awareness of planetary robotic
missions and the European contribution to their scientific evaluation. More
Information |
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OSU Research
Team |
Co-Principal
Investigator:
Dr. Ron
Li, Lowber B. Strange Professor, Director of
Mapping & GIS Laboratory,
The Ohio State University
Research Staff and Graduate Research Assistants:
Dr. Bo Wu,
Research Associate, Mapping &
GIS Laboratory, The Ohio State University
Dr. Min Tang, Post Doctoral
Researcher,
Mapping & GIS Laboratory,
The Ohio State University
Wei Wang, Ph.D. Student,
Mapping & GIS Laboratory, The Ohio State University |
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Publications |
- Paar, G., D.P. Barnes, L. Richter, K. Willner, R. Jaumann,
T. Pajdla, A. Shaw, L. Waugh, J. Oberst, J.- P. Muller, D. Shin, J. Morley, R.
Li, B. Wu, Y. Gao, K. Shala, C. Urban, H.-R. Graf, M. Maurette, V.M. Jovanovic,
B. Deen, J. Bridges and H. Raggam 2009. Unification and Enhancement of
Planetary Robotic Vision Ground Processing: The EC FP-7 Project PRoVisG.
Abstract (1 page) and presentation, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria,
April 19-24, 2009.
- Paar, G., J. Oberst, D.P. Barnes, A.D. Griffiths, R.
Jaumann, A.J. Coates, J.-P. Muller, Y.Gao, R. Li 2008. ExoMars Panoramic Camera
3D Vision: Expected Quality of Rover Surroundings Description. Abstract (2
pages) and presentation, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria,
April 13-18, 2008.
- Li, R., K. Di, B. Wu, W. Chen, J. Wang, S. He, J.W. Hwangbo,
Y. Chen 2007. Topographic Mapping and Rover Localization during the 2003 Mar
Exploration Rover Mission Operations and New
Developments for Future Landed Missions. ESA, European Mars Science and
Exploration Conference: Mars Express and ExoMars, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands,
November 12-16, 2007.
- Paar, G., D. P. Barnes, J. Oberst, A.D. Griffiths, P.
Rueffer, A. J. Coates, J.-P. Muller, Y. Gao, R. Jaumann, and R. Li 2007.
Quality Assessment of ExoMars Pancam 3D Reconstruction. ESA, European Mars
Science and Exploration Conference: Mars Express and ExoMars, ESTEC, Noordwijk,
The Netherlands,
November 12-16, 2007.
- Paar, G., J. Oberst, D.P. Barnes, A.D. Griffiths, R.
Jaumann, A.J. Coates, J.P. Muller, Y.Gao, and R. Li 2007. Panoramic 3d Vision
on the ExoMars Rover. Abstract, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria,
April 15-20, 2007, 2 pages.
- Paar, G., A. Griffiths, D.P. Barnes, A.J. Coates, R.
Jaumann, J. Oberst, Y. Gao, A. Ellery and R. Li 2006. Panoramic 3D Vision on
the ExoMars Rover. Presentation at EUROPLANET - European Planetary Science
Congress, Berlin,
September 18-22, 2006.
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