Title :
Chondrobot-2: A simple and efficient semi-autonomous tele-robotic lunar excavator
Author :
Rhaman, Md Khalilur ; Hossain, Md Jahangir ; Anik, K.M.R. ; Oyon, M.H. ; Nabia, S.B.N. ; Rahi, N.S. ; Khan, Bashim Akram ; Miran, M.M.R. ; Bhuian, B.H. ; Rahman, Md Mamunur
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Comput. Sci., BRAC Univ., Dhaka, Bangladesh
Abstract :
A simple, light-weight and efficient excavation system to excavate and collect lunar regolith has been developed at BRAC university. The excavation system has a dimension of 1.21m × 0.66m × 0.74m with a total weight of 65 kg. This four wheel drive robot consists of a bucket-ladder system for excavation and is capable of collecting 8kg of regolith per minutes. It also includes a collector bucket which can contain 18kg regolith and deposit in a bin which is installed on 50 cm height. The excavation hardware can be operated both manually and remotely through a web browser by logging in from any computer without direct visual and auditory access to the hardware. A KINECT sensor based semi-auto navigation is incorporated to avoid obstacle while motion.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; aerospace robotics; collision avoidance; control engineering computing; excavators; lunar surface; mobile robots; online front-ends; telerobotics; BRAC university; Chondrobot-2; KINECT sensor based semiauto navigation; Web browser; auditory access; bucket-ladder system; collector bucket; direct visual access; excavation hardware; excavation system; four wheel drive robot; lunar regolith; obstacle avoidance; semiautonomous telerobotic lunar excavator; Kinect sensor; Lunar excavator; Tele-robot; bucket-ladder; obstacle detection; semi-autonomous;
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), 2012 15th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chittagong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4833-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICCITechn.2012.6509787
