robotics
A Lunar Drone Plans the Safe Place to Miss
When the nominal waypoint is unsafe or unreachable, a diversion planner finds a reachable landing site.
Summary
When the nominal waypoint is unsafe or unreachable, a diversion planner finds a reachable landing site.
Propulsive lunar drones could map terrain through repeated hops, but each landing must trade imaging goals against hazards and fuel. This framework combines aerial-image obstacle segmentation, rapid reachable-terrain calculation and model-predictive control. In high-fidelity lunar simulation, it produced safe, fuel-efficient parabolic hops and diverted to alternative landing sites when needed. The evidence is simulated; it does not demonstrate flight hardware or lunar deployment readiness.
Why it matters
When the nominal waypoint is unsafe or unreachable, a diversion planner finds a reachable landing site.
Limits and context
- The evidence is simulated; it does not demonstrate flight hardware or lunar deployment readiness.
Key claims
When the nominal waypoint is unsafe or unreachable, a diversion planner finds a reachable landing site.
Qualification: The evidence is simulated; it does not demonstrate flight hardware or lunar deployment readiness.
Evidence: source-2026-10-18-019
Sources
- arXiv preprint 2610.22225, original v1arXiv · primary research
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