Skip to content

Booksellers & Trade Customers: Sign up for online bulk buying at trade.atlanticbooks.com for wholesale discounts

Booksellers: Create Account on our B2B Portal for wholesale discounts

Planetary Rovers: Robotic Exploration of the Solar System

by Alex Ellery
Save 35% Save 35%
Current price ₹10,283.00
Original price ₹15,819.00
Original price ₹15,819.00
Original price ₹15,819.00
(-35%)
₹10,283.00
Current price ₹10,283.00

Imported Edition - Ships in 12-14 Days

Free Shipping in India on orders above Rs. 500

Request Bulk Quantity Quote
+91
Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9783642032585
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 702
  • Original Price: EUR 139.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 1193 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Aeronautics & Astronautics, Robotics, and Automotive

From the Back Cover

The increasing adoption of terrain mobility - planetary rovers - for the investigation of planetary surfaces emphasises their central importance in space exploration. This imposes a completely new set of technologies and methodologies to the design of such spacecraft - and planetary rovers are indeed, first and foremost, spacecraft. This introduces vehicle engineering, mechatronics, robotics, artificial intelligence and associated technologies to the spacecraft engineer's repertoire of skills. Planetary Rovers is the only book that comprehensively covers these aspects of planetary rover engineering and more. The book:

- discusses relevant planetary environments to rover missions, stressing the Moon and Mars;

- includes a brief survey of previous rover missions;

- covers rover mobility, traction and control systems;

- stresses the importance of robotic vision in rovers for both navigation and science;

- comprehensively covers autonomous navigation, path planning and multi-rover formations on other planets;

- introduces sample acquisition and autonomous science - with an emphasis on astrobiology - as the raison d'être of rover missions;

- presents a special case study on the exploration of Europa;

- discusses future rover concepts, including a brief exploration of the role of biomimetics.

Professor Alex Ellery is a Canada Research Chair in Space Robotics & Space Technology in the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Physics, MSc in Astronomy and PhD in Astronautics & Space Engineering. He is also an alumnus of the International Space University. He is a Chartered Engineer and holds Fellowships at the Institution of Engineering & Technology, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and the Royal Aeronautical Society. He was formerly at the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey where he was awarded the George Stephenson medal by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (2005). He was formerly Chair of the Astrobiology Society of Britain (2005/2006).

Trusted for over 49 years

Family Owned Company

Secure Payment

All Major Credit Cards/Debit Cards/UPI & More Accepted

New & Authentic Products

India's Largest Distributor

Need Support?

Whatsapp Us