Concept and objectives:
Project Motivation
There are three areas of motivation for the consortium in developing and leading this project:
Human
Robotic missions will dominate the various exploration programmes for the next decade. Whilst the concept of an exoskeleton is well established, the project will extend the state of the art through the scope of its application.
Legislative/Policy
- • Space is a strategic and high value-added growth sector on which the economy relies, therefore a comprehensive political framework for the development of a viable and strong space sector has been target by the European Space Agency (ESA).
- • ESA had identified robotic and human exploration of the Solar System as one of the major undertakings for Europe and its international partners in the 21st century.
- • ESA’s planned robotic missions are fully in line with the internationally agreed strategy for the scientific exploration of Mars.
Academic
- • Interest in the potential benefits of applying virtual reality techniques, to area such as robotics and automation for space.
- • Robotic exploration continues to deliver profound answers about our Universe by visiting far-off destinations, providing reconnaissance and collecting scientific data. When combining both human and robotic exploration methods it’s used technology and senses to increase human ability to observe, adapt, and uncover new knowledge.