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About
Hannah Lehner is at the forefront of autonomous robotics for planetary exploration, specializing in heterogeneous multi-robot systems, cooperative autonomy, and field-tested navigation for extreme environments. Her most influential work, the ARCHES Space-Analogue Demonstration Mission (98 citations), pioneered the use of diverse robotic teams—rovers, drones, and manipulators—working collaboratively to autonomously collect scientific samples, a critical capability for future Moon and Mars missions. Lehner’s research directly addresses the challenges of communication delays and environmental constraints, as seen in her highly cited paper "Towards Autonomous Planetary Exploration" (88 citations), which outlines strategies for efficient robot operation under such limitations. She also contributed to the ROBEX analogue mission on Mount Etna (25 citations), demonstrating the first robotic deployment of seismic networks for lunar exploration, and developed ATON, an autonomous terrain-based optical navigation system validated in flight tests (20 citations). Her work on active loop closing for exploration (20 citations) balances efficiency with map quality, a key trade-off for search and rescue. Lehner’s achievements include leading field campaigns in volcanic and Arctic terrains, advancing simulation tools like URSim, and shaping the future of cooperative robotic interactions for space exploration.
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- 2Towards Autonomous Planetary Exploration88 citations · 2017
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- 7URSim - A Versatile Robot Simulator for Extra-Terrestrial Exploration8 citations · 2022
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