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Publications, Life in the Atacama

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• Analysis of High-Efficiency Solar Cells in Mobile Robot Applications
  F. Calderon, R.A. Luders, D. Wettergreen, J. Teza, and A. Guesalaga
  Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 129, No. 3, August, 2007, pp. 343-346. [Abstract]
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• Challenges to Grounding in Human-Robot Collaboration: Errors and Miscommunications in Remote Exploration Robotics
  K. Stubbs, P. Hinds, and D. Wettergreen
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-32, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, July, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [3346 KB] copyrighted

• Mission-level path planning and re-planning for rover exploration
  P. Tompkins, A. Stentz, and D. Wettergreen
  Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Intelligent Autonomous Systems, Vol. 54, No. 2, February, 2006, pp. 174 - 183. [Abstract]
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• A Sun Tracker for Planetary Analog Rovers
  M.C. Deans, D. Wettergreen, and D. Villa
  8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, September, 2005. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [718 KB] copyrighted

• Data Mining During Rover Traverse: From Images to Geologic Signatures
  D.R. Thompson, T. Smith, and D. Wettergreen
  8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Design and Control of a Passively Steered, Dual Axle Vehicle
  M.D. Wagner, S. Heys, D. Wettergreen, J. Teza, D. Apostolopoulos, G.A. Kantor, and W.L. Whittaker
  8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Second Experiments in the Robotic Investigation of Life in the Atacama Desert of Chile
  D. Wettergreen, N. Cabrol, V. Baskaran, F. Calderon, S. Heys, D. Jonak, R.A. Luders, D. Pane, T. Smith, J. Teza, P. Tompkins, D. Villa, C. Williams, and M.D. Wagner
  8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Multiple-Object Detection in Natural Scenes with Multiple-View Expectation Maximization Clustering
  D.R. Thompson and D. Wettergreen
  International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '05), August, 2005, pp. 448 - 453. [Abstract]
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• Mission-Directed Path Planning for Planetary Rover Exploration
  P. Tompkins
  doctoral dissertation, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-05-20, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2005. [Abstract]
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• First Experiments in the Robotic Investigation of Life in the Atacama Desert of Chile
  D. Wettergreen, N. Cabrol, J. Teza, P. Tompkins, C. Urmson, V. Verma, M.D. Wagner, and W.L. Whittaker
  International Conference on Robotics and Automation, IEEE, April, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Fluorescence Imager for Biological Imaging in Daylight
  S. Weinstein, D. Pane, L.A. Ernst, E. Minkley, F. Lanni, D. Wettergreen, M.D. Wagner, S. Heys, J. Teza, and A. Waggoner
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVI, March, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Life in the Atacama — Year 2: Geologic Reconnaissance Through Long-Range Roving and Implications on the Search for Life
  J.M. Dohm, N.A. Cabrol, E.A. Grin, J. Moersch, G.C. Diaz, C. Cockell, P. Coppin, G. Fisher, A.N. Hock, L. Marinangeli, E. Minkley, G.G. Ori, J.L. Piatek, K. Warren-Rhodes, S. Weinstein, M. Wyatt, T. Smith, M.D. Wagner, K. Stubbs, G. Thomas, and J. Glasgow
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVI, March, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Robotic Technologies for Surveying Habitats and Seeking Evidence of Life: Results from the 2004 Field Experiments of the “Life in the Atacama” Project
  D. Wettergreen, N. Cabrol, W.L. Whittaker, G.C. Diaz, F. Calderon, S. Heys, D. Jonak, R.A. Luders, J. Moersch, D. Pane, M. Smith, K. Stubbs, J. Teza, P. Tompkins, D. Villa, C. Williams, M.D. Wagner, A. Waggoner, S. Weinstein, and M. Wyatt
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVI, March, 2005. [Abstract]

• Searching for Life with Rovers: Exploration Methods and Science Results from the 2004 Field Campaign of the "Life in the Atacama" Project and Applications to Future Mars Missions
  N.A. Cabrol, D. Wettergreen, W.L. Whittaker, E.A. Grin, J. Moersch, G.C. Diaz, C. Cockell, P. Coppin, J.M. Dohm, G. Fisher, A.N. Hock, L. Marinangeli, E. Minkley, G.G. Ori, J. Piatek, A. Waggoner, K. Warren-Rhodes, S. Weinstein, M. Wyatt, F. Calderon, S. Heys, D. Jonak, R.A. Luders, D. Pane, T. Smith, K. Stubbs, J. Teza, P. Tompkins, D. Villa, C. Williams, M.D. Wagner, G. Thomas, and J. Glasgow
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVI, March, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Spectroscopic Results from the Life in the Atacama (LITA) Project 2004 Field Season
  J.L. Piatek, J.E. Moersch, M. Wyatt, M. Rampey, N.A. Cabrol, D. Wettergreen, W.L. Whittaker, E.A. Grin, G.C. Diaz, C. Cockell, P. Coppin, J.M. Dohm, G. Fisher, A.N. Hock, L. Marinangeli, E. Minkley, G.G. Ori, A. Waggoner, K. Warren-Rhodes, S. Weinstein, D. Apostolopoulos, T. Smith, M.D. Wagner, K. Stubbs, G. Thomas, and J. Glasgow
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVI, March, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Use of a Novel Rover-mounted Fluorescence Imager and Fluorescent Probes to Detect Biological Material in the Atacama Desert in Daylight
  S. Weinstein, D. Pane, K. Warren-Rhodes, C. Cockell, L.A. Ernst, E. Minkley, G. Fisher, S. Emani, D. Wettergreen, M.D. Wagner, N. Cabrol, and A. Waggoner
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVI, March, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Using Near Real-time Mission Data for Education and Public Outreach: Strategies from the Life in the Atacama E/PO Report
  E. Myers, P. Coppin, M.D. Wagner, K. Fischer, D.L. Lu, R. McCloskey, D. Seneker, N. Cabrol, D. Wettergreen, and A. Waggoner
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVI, March, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Sun-Synchronous Robotic Exploration: Technical Description and Field Experimentation
  D. Wettergreen, P. Tompkins, C. Urmson, M.D. Wagner, and W.L. Whittaker
  The International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 24, No. 1, January, 2005, pp. 3-30. [Abstract]
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• Science Autonomy in the Atacama
  T. Smith
  Proc. of ICML 2003 Workshop on Machine Learning Technologies for Autonomous Space Applications, 2003. [Abstract]
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