Study and Validation of a 5.8 GHz Video-Link for a Lunar Pico-Rover
Carlos Lledo Ardila, Tristancho, Joshua · UPCommons institutional repository (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) · 2013
This work is a study of a basic video-link for a future Lunar Explorer Rover. The rover is a ball-like robot that is involved in the Google Lunar X-Prize s a part of Team FREDNET. The use of the 5.8 GHz band allows a large bandwith with a low power consumption and up to 2 kilometers line of sight range. The validation includes a prototype implemention of the system and a real test in similar conditions. For this reason, a test in the Canary Islands will be scheduled in a volcanic landscape. The system requirements demand both video and audio. The audio will be used for telemetry thus the video will be used in the remote control loop. In addition, the system should has an autonomous pitch compensation system whatever the rover pitch is. The system should work in the same batery voltage level in order to enlarge the battery life.