Summary Draft 1
Team: Ruth and Heng Kiat
The navigation system of NASA's Perseverance rover encompasses six instruments, namely AutoNav, Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), Navcam, Hazcam, Ultra-High Frequency antenna, and X band antenna. Autonav is an automated driving system performing 3D mapping of upcoming terrain, hazard identification, and trajectory planning for obstacle avoidance. IMU is a system of gyroscopes and accelerometers that provides 3-axis information on the rover's position. Navcams and Hazcams are cameras that produce a 3D map displaying the immediate surroundings for detection and tracking of potential hazards as well as ensuring a safe path to navigate. The cameras can also be used to perform visual odometry by using displacement of the image features to estimate position change. The antennas are used for receiving navigational instructions from the Earth for the rover to execute them. Therefore, the instruments are essential to help the rover know its current position and determine its projected path on Mars’s surface.
References:
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- X band(2021,Sep11)In Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_band
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