{"id":483343,"date":"2023-08-02T14:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T18:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=migration&p=483343"},"modified":"2023-10-23T18:16:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T22:16:45","slug":"nasas-trio-of-mini-rovers-will-team-up-to-explore-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/robotics\/nasas-trio-of-mini-rovers-will-team-up-to-explore-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Trio of Mini Rovers Will Team up to Explore the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NASA\u2019s CADRE Mini Rover Drives Over a Rock\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M56RDPZ-2sw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A model rover drives over a rock during a test for NASA\u2019s CADRE project in JPL\u2019s Mars Yard in June. Bound for the Moon, the technology demonstration will show the potential for cooperative, autonomous exploration by a team of three small solar-powered rovers. Credits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Working together without direct human input, three rovers each the size of a carry-on bag will map the lunar surface in 3D, using cameras and ground-penetrating radar.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA is sending a trio of miniature rovers to the Moon to see how well they can cooperate with one another without direct input from mission controllers back on Earth. A teamwork-minded experiment to demonstrate new technology, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/missions\/cadre\" rel=\"noopener\">CADRE<\/a> (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration) project marks another step the agency is taking toward developing robots that, by operating autonomously, can boost the efficiency of future missions. And, by taking simultaneous measurements from multiple locations, the rovers are meant to show how multirobot missions could potentially enable new science or support astronauts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently slated to arrive aboard a lander in 2024 as part of NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/lunar-discovery\/deliveries\/cp-11\" rel=\"noopener\">CLPS<\/a> (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative, CADRE\u2019s three small rovers will be lowered onto the <a href=\"https:\/\/moon.nasa.gov\/resources\/476\/lunar-swirl-reiner-gamma\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Reiner Gamma<\/a> region of the Moon via tethers. Each about the size of a carry-on suitcase, the four-wheeled rovers will drive to find a sunbathing spot, where they\u2019ll open their solar panels and charge up. Then they\u2019ll spend a full lunar day \u2013 about 14 Earth days \u2013 conducting experiments designed to test their capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e1a-pia25666-cadre-merc-pair-edited-web2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e1a-pia25666-cadre-merc-pair-edited-web2.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A pair of plastic prototypes of the CADRE rovers demonstrate driving in formation during a test at JPL last year.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e1a-pia25666-cadre-merc-pair-edited-web2.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e1a-pia25666-cadre-merc-pair-edited-web2.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e1a-pia25666-cadre-merc-pair-edited-web2.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e1a-pia25666-cadre-merc-pair-edited-web2.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e1a-pia25666-cadre-merc-pair-edited-web2.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e1a-pia25666-cadre-merc-pair-edited-web2.jpg?resize=900,506 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A pair of plastic prototypes of the CADRE rovers demonstrate driving in formation during a test at JPL last year. Seven of these \u201cMercury 7\u201d prototypes were built, each named for one of NASA\u2019s seven Mercury Project astronauts. John (for John Glenn) and Scott (for Scott Carpenter) are shown here.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur mission is to demonstrate that a network of mobile robots can cooperate to accomplish a task without human intervention \u2013 autonomously,\u201d said Subha Comandur, the CADRE project manager at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. \u201cIt could change how we do exploration in the future. The question for future missions will become: \u2018How many rovers do we send, and what will they do together?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission controllers on Earth will send a broad directive to the rovers\u2019 base station aboard the 13-foot-tall (4-meter-tall) lander. Then the team of little robots will elect a \u201cleader,\u201d which in turn will distribute work assignments to accomplish the collective goal. Each rover will figure out how best to safely complete its assigned task.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=488976\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e1b-pia25665_cadre-dm-with-sand-engineer-edited-web.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Engineer Kristopher Sherrill observes a development model rover during a test for NASAs CADRE technology demonstration in JPLs Mars Yard in June.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e1b-pia25665_cadre-dm-with-sand-engineer-edited-web.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e1b-pia25665_cadre-dm-with-sand-engineer-edited-web.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e1b-pia25665_cadre-dm-with-sand-engineer-edited-web.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e1b-pia25665_cadre-dm-with-sand-engineer-edited-web.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e1b-pia25665_cadre-dm-with-sand-engineer-edited-web.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e1b-pia25665_cadre-dm-with-sand-engineer-edited-web.jpg?resize=900,506 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Engineer Kristopher Sherrill observes a development model rover during a test for NASA\u2019s CADRE technology demonstration in JPL\u2019s Mars Yard in June. The team tested a new wheel design, surface navigation software, and mobility capabilities, among other aspects of the project. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe only instruction is, for example, \u2018Go explore this region,\u2019 and the rovers figure out everything else: when they\u2019ll do the driving, what path they\u2019ll take, how they\u2019ll maneuver around local hazards,\u201d said JPL\u2019s Jean-Pierre de la Croix, CADRE\u2019s principal investigator. \u201cYou only tell them the high-level goal, and they have to determine how to accomplish it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Experiments in Teamwork<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The rovers will face several tests \u2013 all within view of a monitoring camera on the base station atop the lander. The first is to drive in formation and stay on course using ultra-wideband radios to maintain their relative positions while relying on sensors to avoid obstacles. In a second experiment, the rovers will each take a path of their own choosing to explore a designated area of about 4,300 square feet (400 square meters), creating a topographic 3D map with stereo cameras. The project will also assess how well the team would adapt if a rover stopped working for some reason. Success will indicate that multirobot missions are a good choice for exploring hazardous but scientifically rewarding terrain.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e2-pia24668-cadre-dm-with-optimism-cropped-web2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e2-pia24668-cadre-dm-with-optimism-cropped-web2.jpg?w=320\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A CADRE test rover appears to catch the attention of the much larger engineering model of NASAs Perseverance rover, called OPTIMISM, at JPLs Mars Yard.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e2-pia24668-cadre-dm-with-optimism-cropped-web2.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e2-pia24668-cadre-dm-with-optimism-cropped-web2.jpg?resize=249,300 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A CADRE test rover appears to catch the attention of the much larger engineering model of NASA\u2019s Perseverance rover, called OPTIMISM, at JPL\u2019s Mars Yard. CADRE will demonstrate how multirobot missions can record data impossible for a single robot to achieve \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a tantalizing prospect for future missions. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>And while CADRE isn\u2019t focused on conducting science, the rovers will be packing multistatic ground-penetrating radars. Driving in formation, each rover will receive the reflection of radio signals sent by the others, creating a 3D image of the structure of the subsurface as much as 33 feet (10 meters) below. Together they can gather more complete data than can current state-of-the-art ground-penetrating radars like the one on NASA\u2019s Perseverance Mars rover, <a href=\"https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/news\/8770\/nasas-perseverance-rover-will-peer-beneath-mars-surface\/\" rel=\"noopener\">RIMFAX<\/a> (Radar Imager for Mars\u2019 Subsurface Experiment).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see how multiple robots working together \u2013 doing multiple measurements in different places at the same time \u2013 can record data that would be impossible for a single robot to achieve,\u201d Comandur said. \u201cIt could be a game-changing way of doing science.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Working Smart<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>But there\u2019s more to CADRE than testing autonomy and teamwork capabilities: The rovers also need to survive the harsh thermal environment near the Moon\u2019s equator, which poses a challenge for such small robots. In the searing sunlight, the rovers could face midday temperatures of up to 237 degrees Fahrenheit (114 Celsius). Made with a combination of commercial off-the-shelf parts and custom-built components, the rovers must be robust enough to make it through the daytime heat while being compact and lightweight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, they need to have the computing power to run the JPL-developed cooperative autonomy software. It\u2019s a difficult balance: The project\u2019s rovers and base station get their brain power from a small processing chip (the next generation of the cellphone-class processor inside NASA\u2019s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter), but using the processor contributes to the heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To prevent the rovers from cooking, the CADRE team came up with a creative solution: 30-minute wake-sleep cycles. Every half-hour, the rovers will shut down, cooling off via radiators and recharging their batteries. When they simultaneously awaken, they\u2019ll share their health status with one another via a mesh radio network (much like a home Wi-Fi network) and once again elect a leader based on which is fittest for the task at hand. Then off they\u2019ll go for another round of lunar exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More About the Project<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>JPL, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages CADRE for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/game_changing_development\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Game Changing Development<\/a> program within NASA\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate in Washington. The technology demonstration will launch as a payload on the third lunar lander mission by Intuitive Machines, called IM-3, under the CLPS initiative, which is managed by NASA\u2019s Science Mission Directorate, also in Washington. The agency\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and its Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, have both supported the project. Motiv Space Systems designed and built key hardware elements at the company\u2019s Pasadena, California, facility. Clemson University in South Carolina contributed research in support of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further details about CADRE, go to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/missions\/cadre\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/missions\/cadre<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Melissa Pamer<br><\/strong>Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.<br>626-314-4928<br><a href=\"mailto:melissa.pamer@jpl.nasa.gov\">melissa.pamer@jpl.nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023-107<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/\">Technology<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-articles\">\t\t<section class=\"hds-related-articles padding-x-0 padding-y-3 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0 text-align-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\"><h2 style=\"max-width: 100%;\" class=\"width-full w-full maxw-full\">Explore More<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/wallops\/nasas-wallops-flight-facility-to-launch-student-experiments\/\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ce6-after-notext.png?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ce6-after-notext.png 1300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ce6-after-notext.png?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ce6-after-notext.png?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ce6-after-notext.png?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ce6-after-notext.png?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ce6-after-notext.png?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ce6-after-notext.png?resize=100,100 100w, 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