The CoRob-X Concept
The Remote Monitoring Station (RMS) was used to simulate the command and control station during the robotic mission. The Environment Simulation Tool (EST) was used both in WP4, WP5, and WP6 to test and validate software in simulation, and during the missions to evaluate the mission progress.While the 3 REUs have foreseen for the Lunar Analogue were scientific prototypes of planetary exploration rovers, the Terrestrial Demo used a modified COTS rover and an off-the-shelf drone. However, albeit the different hardware used, the underlying CRE-X software module was the same for both demonstrators.
The same is true for the Remote Monitoring Station (RMS) and the Environment Simulation Tool (EST). The RMS is used to simulate the command and control station during the robotic mission. The EST is used both in WP4, WP5, and WP6 to test and validate software in simulation, and during the missions to evaluate the mission progress.
The overall CoRob-X concept was developed in a first iteration of WP10 and WP1 to WP3.
The concept foresaw the implementation of an Advanced Robotic Explorer System (ADRES) that consisted of multiple cooperative Robotic Exploration Units (REUs) and the CRE-Xmodule which bundled software needed for Cooperative Robotics for Exploration of Extreme Environments. The validity of the CoRob-X concept was demonstrated in a Lunar Analogue Mission as well as in a Terrestrial Demonstrator.
While the 3 REUs foresaw for the Lunar Analogue were scientific prototypes of planetary exploration rovers, the Terrestrial Demo used a modified COTS rover and an off-the-shelf drone. However, albeit the different hardware used, the underlying CRE-X software module was the same for both demonstrators.
The same was true for the Remote Monitoring Station (RMS) and the Environment Simulation Tool (EST). The RMS was used to simulate the command and control station during the robotic mission. The EST was used both in WP4, WP5, and WP6 to test and validate software in simulation, and during the missions to evaluate the mission progress.