MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621056769 A) filed by Parul University Parul Institute Of Engineering Technology on May 05, 2026, for A System And Method For Autonomous Rover Navigation For Planetary And Hazardous Terrain Exploration.
Inventors include Khushi Sharma; Maherban Piyarji; Jeet Patel; Prof. Viral P. Gandhi; Dr. Sspm Sharma B; Prof. Prashantsingh R. Tomar; and Dr. Heli Shah.
The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.
Abstract: A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS ROVER NAVIGATION FOR PLANETARY AND HAZARDOUS TERRAIN EXPLORATION An autonomous rover system for planetary and hazardous terrain exploration comprises a chassis with a rocker–bogie suspension assembly (1) featuring rocker arms pivotally connected to a central suspension component (3), airless wheels (6) with helical, gear–inspired treads each driven by a planetary gear DC motor (7), and a steering system employing a steering servo motor (8) configured for center–pivot and Ackermann steering. A retractable sensor mast actuated by a stepper motor (9) and servo motor (10) mounts an RP LiDAR (13) and a depth camera (12) for terrain sensing, while a robotic arm (2) with a linear movement gripper (11) collects samples (14) into a sample collect box (4). The control module executes ROS2–based navigation algorithms with sensor fusion via an Extended Kalman Filter and operates in manual, semi–automatic, and fully autonomous modes.
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