Demonstration and Evaluation of an Automated Construction System for Assembling a Landing Pad and BlastWall

Tyler Stephans, Alan R. Wagner

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Abstract

Demonstrating autonomous construction capability is critical for enabling a long-term sustainable human presence on the Moon and Mars. This paper seeks to demonstrate an automated system for detecting construction progress and assembling a structure on Mars. We evaluate the system’s success in various Martian lighting conditions in simulation. A Mars demonstration mission to construct a sub-scale landing pad and blast wall is proposed as the context for the experiments, based on current in-situ construction missions planned for the moon. The contributed system and simulation environment may serve as a foundation for more advanced automated construction techniques to build upon and evaluate performance on Mars.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, 2023
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
ISBN (Print)9781624106996
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
EventAIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, 2023 - Orlando, United States
Duration: Jan 23 2023Jan 27 2023

Publication series

NameAIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, 2023

Conference

ConferenceAIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period1/23/231/27/23

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Aerospace Engineering

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