Overview of Research on Multi-Robot Teams for Space Applications in Europe
Malte Wirkus, Wiebke Brinkmann, Carlos J. Perez del Pulgar Mancebo
Editors: Spiros Pantelakis, Andreas Strohmayer, Gustavo Alonso
In The 15th EASN International Conference on "Innovation in Aviation & Space Towards Sustainability Today & Tomorrow", (EASN-2025), 14.10.-17.10.2025, Madrid, MDPI, series Engineering Proceedings, volume 133, number 1, pages 1-6, 2026.
Zusammenfassung (Abstract)
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Multi-robot systems (MRSs) are promising solutions for complex tasks because different capabilities can be distributed among several systems, resulting in simpler systems, redundancy, and scalability opportunities. This makes MRSs well-suited for planetary and space operation missions. This work reviews and categorizes several approaches to multirobotic teams in Europe into an adapted and extended classification scheme from the MRS literature. This paper presents the classification scheme and interprets the results of the literature review to identify research trends within the European space robotics community and pinpoint research gaps.
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