Seeing Through the “Science Eyes” of the ExoMars Rover

Helen Miles; Matt Gunn; Andrew J. Coates

doi:10.1109/MCG.2020.2970796

Seeing Through the “Science Eyes” of the ExoMars Rover

Helen Miles, Matt Gunn, Andrew J. Coates

University College London

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Abstract

The ExoMars rover, due to launch in mid 2020, will travel to Mars in search of signs of past or present habitability. The rover will carry the Panoramic Camera, PanCam, a scientific camera system designed to provide crucial remote sensing capabilities as mission scientists search for targets of interest. In preparation for the mission operations, the visual output of PanCam has been simulated and modeled with a three-dimensional rendering system, allowing the team to investigate the capabilities of the camera system and providing insight into how it may be calibrated and used for engineering tasks during the surface mission.

Original language	English
Article number	9020214
Pages (from-to)	71-81
Number of pages	11
Journal	IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
Volume	40
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MCG.2020.2970796
Publication status	Published - 02 Mar 2020

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Mars
Photography/instrumentation
Science
Remote Sensing Technology
Calibration
Space Flight

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