AI RESEARCH
Visual SLAM with DEM Anchoring for Lunar Surface Navigation
arXiv CS.CV
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ArXi:2603.17229v1 Announce Type: cross Future lunar missions will require autonomous rovers capable of traversing tens of kilometers across challenging terrain while maintaining accurate localization and producing globally consistent maps. However, the absence of global positioning systems, extreme illumination, and low-texture regolith make long-range navigation on the Moon particularly difficult, as visual-inertial odometry pipelines accumulate drift over extended traverses.