Arches crater exploration

On the volcano, the rovers successfully access the Cisternazza crater, a crater of approximately 150m in width and 30m in depth, featuring steep flanks of partially compacted and partially loose volcanic soil. The experiment shows collaborative manipulation for tethering the two rovers together and the abseiling of one rover into the crater while being supported by a winch, enabling safe crater exploration.

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Publications

  • Lukas Burkhard et al. (2024) Collaborative Multi-Rover Crater Exploration: Concept and Results from the ARCHES Analog Mission. Submitted to: 2024 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2024, in press.

LRU2 and LRU1 on Mt. Etna
The two LRU rovers are standing in front of the Cisternazza crater on Mt. Etna, Italy.
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Starting the abseiling process
The begin of the abseiling process: the rovers are tethered together and LRU1 starts driving.
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LRU1 in front of Cisternazza crater
LRU1 in front of the Cisternazza crater on Mt. Etna with a panoramic background view.
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