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MOONWALK

Technologies and Human-Robot Collaboration for Surface EVA Exploration Activities and Training in European Analogue Environments

Technologies and Human-Robot Collaboration for Surface EVA Exploration Activities and Training in European Analogue Environments

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The objective of this project is the development and test of future technologies for missions to the Moon or Mars. MOONWALK will focus on the support for Astronauts by robots during activities related to the exploration of planetary surfaces (Mars, Moon). The control of robots in space is non-trivial because astronauts are limited in their movements by a bulky spacesuit and the missing or reduced gravity. Moonwalk develops new, practical methods for the interaction between astronauts and robots. These methods will be tested in earth-analogue missions that simulate low gravitiy (underwater mission in Marseille, France) and harsh environmental conditions (desert landscape in Rio Tinto, Spain).

Partners

COMEX, Airbus D&S, LIQUIFER Systems Group (LSG), Space Application Services (SAS), NTNU Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Space, Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)

Sponsors

EU - European Union

EU - European Union

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Publications about the project

Moonwalk - Human Robot Collaboration Mission Scenarios and Simulations

Barbara Imhof; Waltraut Hoheneder; Stephen Ransom; Robert Davenport; René Waclavicek; Jakob Schwendner; Mathias Goy; Martin Schröer; Thomas Vögele; Peter Weiss; Virginie Taillebot; Thibaud Gobert; Alistair Nottle; Matthew Roberts; Diego Urbina; Tom Hoppenbrouwers; Knut Robert Fossum; Brit-Eli Danielsen; Victor Parro Garcia; Fernando Puente-Sanchez

In: AIAA SPACE Conference and Exposition. AIAA SPACE Conference and Exposition (SPACE-2015), August 31 - September 2, Pasadena, CA, USA, 8/2015.

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The MOONWALK project: Preparing for human supported science on Mars and the moon

V. Parro; F. Puente-Sanchez; Thomas Vögele; B. Imhof; B. Davenport; P. Weiss; D. Urbina; K. Fossum; A. Nolte; Mathias Goy; T. Hoppenbrouwers; V. Taillebot; W. Hoheneder; O. Prieto

In: Proceedings of AbSciCon 2015. Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon-2015), June 15-19, Chicago, IL, USA, Astrobiology Science Conference 2015, 6/2015.

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Surface Exploration Analogue Simulations with a Crew Support Robot

Jakob Schwendner; Mathias Goy; Martin Schröer; Thomas Vögele; P. Weiss; V. Taillebot; T. Gobert; A. Nolte; M. Roberts; B. Imhof; W. Hoheneder; S. Ransom; R. Davenport; R. Waclavicek; D. Urbina; T. Hoppenbrouwers; K. Fossum; V. Parro; O. Prieto; B. Gardette

In: Proceedings of ASTRA 2015. ESA/Estec Symposium on Advanced Space Technologies in Robotics and Automation (ASTRA-2015), May 11-13, Noordwijk, Netherlands, ASTRA, 2015.

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