A GNC Architecture for Planetary Rovers with Autonomous Navigation

Martin Azkarate,Levin Gerdes,Luc Joudrier,Carlos J. Pérez-del-Pulgar,Martin Azkarate,Levin Gerdes,Luc Joudrier,Carlos J. Pérez-del-Pulgar

This paper proposes a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) architecture for planetary rovers targeting the conditions of upcoming Mars exploration missions such as Mars 2020 and the Sample Fetching Rover (SFR). The navigation requirements of these missions demand a control architecture featuring autonomous capabilities to achieve a fast and long traverse. The proposed solution presents a two-le...