A Modular Avionics Architecture for a Planetary Rover Demonstrator for Human Assistance

Current planetary rovers are designed with mission-specific monolithic architectures, limiting flexibility and increasing costs. As the space economy grows, more infrastructure will be needed on the Moon and Mars, including numerous rovers for human assistance. To reduce development costs, this work proposes a modular architecture with a common hardware and firmware infrastructure. The work was carried out by the Electronic Division of the DIANA Student Team, whose focus is on the development of Rovers for planetary exploration.