Computer Vision for a Planetary Service Rover

The Eurobot Ground Prototype Rover has been developed under ESA contract to demonstrate the abilities of a large planetary rover to support human spaceflight on the Moon and Mars. It contains a stereo vision system on a pan-tilt unit to provide localization and mapping as well as Astronaut supporting functions. We report on the envisaged mission scenario for using the vision system, its functional objectives, important realization aspects as well as development state.