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Planetary Robotics Vision Scout

Start date:2010-04-01

End date:2012-09-30

Project Acronym:PROVISCOUT

Project status:Completed

Coordinator

Organization name:JOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
Administrative contact Address
Name:Gerhard PAAR (Mr) LEONHARDSTRASSE

GRAZ
ÖSTERREICH

Region:SÜDÖSTERREICH STEIERMARK Graz
Tel:+43-316-8761716
Fax:+43-316-87691716
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.joanneum.at Organization Type:

Description


Objective: ProViScout will demonstrate the combination of vision-based autonomous sample identification & sample selection with terrain hazard analysis for a long range scouting/exploration mission on a terrestrial planet. It brings together major European groups currently working on planetary robotic vision, supported by NASA-JPL from USA. Most robotic planetary space missions performing in situ exploration of the surface and atmosphere for any planetary object outside the Earth involve a means of mobility provided by either a surface vehicle ( rover ) or by aerial vehicles (balloons, aerobots etc.).

Mobile systems are among the most critical of all space missions in requiring a rapid and robust on-site processing and preparation of scientific data to allow efficient operations for a maximum use of their limited lifetime. In future the number and variety of such platforms will require more autonomy than is feasible today, particularly in the autonomous on-site selection of and access to scientific and mission-strategic targets. ProViScout will provide the robotic vision building blocks on board of such future autonomous exploration systems.

Therefore ProViScout aims to
1. build a framework for planetary robotic on-board vision processing,
2. develop the technology to autonomously select scientific sites of interest during future planetary robotic missions in order to maximize the mission value for scientific research, technology and education
3. develop a unified and generic approach for robotic vision on-board processing, namely the combination of navigation and scientific target selection
4. demonstrate the synergies and complementarities of existing solutions, and complete missing components by defining and demonstrating on-board robotic vision for a set of typical reference mission scenarios,
5. integrate all components into a framework ready for field demonstration
6. increase public awareness of planetary robotic exploration.

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General information:

Project Details


Start date:2010-04-01

End date:2012-09-30

Duration:30 months

Project Reference:241523

Project cost:2698481 EURO

Project Funding:1914224 EURO

Programme Acronym: FP7-SPACE

Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme

Subprogramme Area:Space Exploration

Contract type:Collaborative project (generic)

URL:http://www.proviscout.eu/

Subject index:Space & satellite research
 

Results for this Project

Final Report Summary - PROVISCOUT (Planetary robotics vision scout)  01/03/2013 
Periodic Report Summary - PROVISCOUT (Planetary robotics vision scout)  12/10/2012 
Periodic Report Summary 2 - PROVISCOUT (Planetary robotics vision scout)  01/03/2013 

Documents for this Project

Final Report - PROVISCOUT (Planetary robotics vision scout)  01/03/2013 
Periodic Report - PROVISCOUT (Planetary robotics vision scout)  12/10/2012 
Periodic Report 2 - PROVISCOUT (Planetary robotics vision scout)  01/03/2013 

Other participants

Organization name:KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
Administrative contact Address
Name:Paul LABBETT (Mr) Strand

LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM

Region:SOUTH EAST (UK) GREATER LONDON
Tel:+44-2078488184
Fax:
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.kcl.ac.uk Organization Type:Education
 
Organization name:DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV
Administrative contact Address
Name:Christine ZÖLLTER (Ms) Linder Hoehe

KOELN
DEUTSCHLAND

Region:NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN KÖLN Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt
Tel:+49-306-7055139
Fax:+49-306-7055126
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.dlr.de Organization Type:
 
Organization name:CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V PRAZE
Administrative contact Address
Name:Igor MRAZ (Mr) ZIKOVA

PRAHA
CESKA REPUBLIKA

Region:CESKA REPUBLIKA PRAHA
Tel:+420-224352014
Fax:+420-224310784
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.cvut.cz Organization Type:
 
Organization name:CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA - RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT
Administrative contact Address
Name:Claus URBAN (Dr) Rue Jaquet-Droz
2002
NEUCHATEL
SCHWEIZ/SUISSE/SVIZZERA

Region:ESPACE MITTELLAND Neuchâtel
Tel:+41-444971411
Fax:+41-444971400
E-mail:Contact
URL: Organization Type:
 
Organization name:UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER
Administrative contact Address
Name:Marie ADAMS (Ms) University Road

LEICESTER
UNITED KINGDOM

Region:EAST MIDLANDS LEICESTERSHIRE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Leicestershire
Tel:+44-116-2231799
Fax:+44-116-2522028
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.le.ac.uk Organization Type:Education
 
Organization name:UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Administrative contact Address
Name:Greta BORG-CARBOTT (Ms.) Gower Street

LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM

Region:SOUTH EAST (UK) GREATER LONDON
Tel:+44-02031083033
Fax:+44-02078132849
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.ucl.ac.uk Organization Type:Education,Other
 
Organization name:ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY
Administrative contact Address
Name:David BARNES (Professor) King Street, Old College

ABERYSTWYTH
UNITED KINGDOM

Region:WALES CLWYD, DYFED, GWYNEDD, POWYS Dyfed
Tel:+44-01970621561
Fax:+44-01970622455
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.aber.ac.uk Organization Type:Education
 
Organization name:GMV AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE SA UNIPERSONAL
Administrative contact Address
Name:Alberto MEDINA (Mr) CALLE ISAAC NEWTON

TRES CANTOS - MADRID
ESPAÑA

Region:
Tel:+34-918072100
Fax:
E-mail:Contact
URL: Organization Type:
 
Organization name:UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
Administrative contact Address
Name:Martin GREGORY (Mr) Richmond Street

GLASGOW
UNITED KINGDOM

Region:SCOTLAND DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY, STRATHCLYDE Strathclyde
Tel:+44-1415483307
Fax:+44-1415524409
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.strath.ac.uk Organization Type:
 
Organization name:SCISYS UK LTD
Administrative contact Address
Name:Karen WIENAND (Ms.) Methuen Park

CHIPPENHAM,
UNITED KINGDOM

Region:
Tel:+44-1249466349
Fax:+44-1249466664
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.scisys.co.uk Organization Type:
 
Organization name:TRASYS S.A.
Administrative contact Address
Name:Konstantinos KAPELLOS (Dr) AVENUE ARIANE

BRUSSEL
BELGIQUE-BELGIË

Region:
Tel:+32-27737417
Fax:
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.trasys.be Organization Type:
 

Record control number:94034




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