NASA NTRS · 19930000192
Microrover Operates With Minimal Computation
Abstract
Small, light, highly mobile robotic vehicles called "microrovers" use sensors and artificial intelligence to perform complicated tasks autonomously. Vehicle navigates, avoids obstacles, and picks up objects using reactive control scheme selected from among few preprogrammed behaviors to respond to environment while executing assigned task. Under development for exploration and mining of other planets. Also useful in firefighting, cleaning up chemical spills, and delivering materials in factories. Reactive control scheme and principle of behavior-description language useful in reducing computational loads in prosthetic limbs and automotive collision-avoidance systems.
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Miller, David P., Loch, John L., Gat, Erann, Desai, Rajiv S., Angle, Colin, Bickler, Donald B.. 1992-04-01. Microrover Operates With Minimal Computation. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930000192
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