Chondrobot-2: A simple and efficient semi-autonomous tele-robotic lunar excavator
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© 2012 IEEE
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Rhaman, M. K., Hossain, M. J., Anik, K. M. R., Oyon, M. H., Nabia, S. B. N., Rahi, N. S., . . . Rahman, M. M. (2012). Chondrobot-2: A simple and efficient semi-autonomous tele-robotic lunar excavator. Paper presented at the Proceeding of the 15th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, ICCIT 2012, 533-538. doi:10.1109/ICCITechn.2012.6509787
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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.
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This conference paper was presented in the 15th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, ICCIT 2012; Chittagong; Bangladesh; 22 December 2012 through 24 December 2012 [© 2012 IEEE] The conference paper's definite version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCITechn.2012.6509787
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