Accepted

• Multi-Modal Decentralized Reinforcement Learning for Modular Reconfigurable Lunar Robots,
  A. Mishra, S. Santra, E. Neppel, E. M. Rossi Lombardi, S. Karimov, K. Uno, and K. Yoshida, in Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo), Dec 1 - 4, 2025, Sendai, Japan. [Awarded the Best Paper in Planetary Robotics]!

• Transferable Deep Reinforcement Learning for Cross-Domain Navigation: from Farmland to the Moon,
  S. Santra, T. Robbins, and K. Yoshida, in Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo), Dec 1- 4, 2025, Sendai, Japan.

• Design and Performance Evaluation of a Scalable Rectenna for Microwave Wireless Charging of Modular Lunar Robots,
  A. S. Jain, S. Santra, H. Sato, and K. Yoshida, in Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo), Dec 1- 4, 2025, Sendai, Japan.

• Data-Driven Terramechanics Approach Towards a Realistic Real-Time Simulator for Lunar Rovers,
  J. M. Kern, J. Hurrell, S. Santra, K. Takehana, K. Uno, and K. Yoshida, in Proceedings of the2025 IEEE International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo), Dec 1- 4, 2025, Sendai, Japan.

• Design and Development of a Modular Bucket Drum Excavator for Lunar ISRU,
  S. Giel, J. Hurrell, S. Santra, A. Mishra, K. Uno, and K. Yoshida, in Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo), Dec 1- 4, 2025, Sendai, Japan.

• An Agnostic End-Effector Alignment Controller for Robust Assembly of Modular Space Robots,
  S. Karimov, E. Neppel, S. Santra, K. Uno, and K. Yoshida, in Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo), Dec 1- 4, 2025, Sendai, Japan.

• Designing for Distributed Heterogeneous Modularity: On Software Architecture and Deployment of MoonBots,
  E. Neppel, S. Karimov, A. Mishra, G. H. Diaz Huenupan, H. Gozbasi, K. Uno, S. Santra, and K. Yoshida, in Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo), Dec 1- 4, 2025, Sendai, Japan.
  
  

Published

Journals:

• MoonBot: Modular and On-demand Reconfigurable Robot Towards Moon Base Construction,
  K. Uno, E. Neppel, G.H Diaz, A. Mishra, S. Karimov, A. Sejal Jain, A. Habib, P. Pama, H. Gozbasi, S. Santra, K. Yoshida, in IEEE Transactions on Field Robotics, vol. 2, pp. 847-874, 2025, doi: 10.1109/TFR.2025.3624346. 

• Grouser wheel high-speed traction performance: DEM simulation and experimental result,
  K. Takehana, G. Kenny, K. Sawa, J. Hurrell, K. Uno, S. Santra, K. Yoshida, Journal of Terramechanics, Volume 120, October 2025, 101084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2025.101084.

• Rutting Caused by Grouser-Wheel of Planetary Rover in Single Wheel Testbed: LiDAR Topographic Scanning and Analysis,
  Keisuke Takehana, Vinicius E. Ares, S. Santra, K. Uno, E. Rohmer,  and K. Yoshida, Aerospace 2025, 12(1): 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace12010071.

Conferences:

• Robust and Modular Multi-Limb Synchronization in Motion Stack for Space Robots with Trajectory Clamping via Hypersphere,
  E. Neppel, A. Mishra, S. Karimov, K. Uno, S. Santra, and K. Yoshida,  2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hangzhou, China, 2025, pp. 3767-3772, doi: 10.1109/IROS60139.2025.11246735.

• Enhancing Autonomous Manipulator Control with Human-in-loop for Uncertain Assembly Environments,
  A. Mishra, S. Santra, H. Gozbasi, K. Uno, and K.Yoshida, 2025 IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Aug 17 - 21, 2025, Los Angeles, California, doi: 10.1109/CASE58245.2025.11163924.

• A Sequential Hermaphrodite Coupling Mechanism for Lattice-based Modular Robots,
  K. Torii, K. Uno, S. Santra, and K. Yoshida, in Proc. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics (ICM), Wollongong, Australia, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICM62621.2025.10934866.

• Discrete Fourier Transform-Based Point Cloud Compression for Efficient SLAM in Featureless Terrain,
  R. Suzuki, A. Umemura, S. Santra, K. Uno and K. Yoshida, 2025 11th International Conference on Automation, Robotics, and Applications (ICARA), Zagreb, Croatia, 2025, pp. 214-218, doi: 10.1109/ICARA64554.2025.10977686.

• Assembling Solar Panels by Dual Robot Arms Towards Full Autonomous Lunar Base Construction,
  L. Nunziante, K. Uno, G. H. Diaz, S. Santra, and K. Yoshida,  in Proc. 2025 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), Munich, Germany, 21 - 24 January 2025, pp. 1497-1502, doi: 10.1109/SII59315.2025.10870982.

• Modelling of Terrain Deformation by a Grouser Wheel for Lunar Rover Simulation
  J. Kamohara*, V. Ares*, J. Hurrell, K. Takehana, A. Richard, S. Santra, K. Uno, E. Rohmer, K. Yoshida, in Proceedings of the 21st Conference of the International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems (ISTVS), 28-31 October, Yokohama, Japan, 2024, pp. TBD, doi: arXiv:2408.13468.

• Evaluation of Grouser Wheel Traction Performance in High-Speed by Single-Wheel Test
  K. Takehana, K. Sawa, K. Uno, S. Santra, and K. Yoshida, in in Proceedings of the 21st Conference of the International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems (ISTVS), 28-31 October, Yokohama, Japan, 2024, pp. TBD, doi: https://doi.org/10.56884/94WT27WY. 

• Communication-constrained Path Planning for Multi-Rover Exploration on the Lunar Surface
  S. Santra, E. Staudinger, K. Yoshida, in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering(CASE), 2024 - Aug 28 - Sep 1, 2024, doi: 10.1109/CASE59546.2024.10711719.

• Integration of Slip Detection and Grip Force Control in an Autonomous Robot Assembly Task for Space Applications
  Ishrath, S Barat, G.H. Diaz, S. Santra, K. Yoshida, H. J. Palanthandalam-Madapusi, in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering(CASE), 2024 - Aug 28 - Sep 1, 2024, doi: 10.1109/CASE59546.2024.10711624.

• Risk-Aware Coverage Path Planning for Lunar Micro-Rovers Leveraging Global and Local Environmental Data
  S. Santra*, K. Uno*, G. Kudo*, K. Yoshida, in Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo), Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 2024, pp. 42-47, doi: 10.1109/iSpaRo60631.2024.10687663. *These authors contributed equally.

• Towards Self-Assembling of Modular Robots for the Human Outpost Construction on the Moon
  G. H. Diaz*, K. Uno*, S. Santra, K. Yoshida, in late-breaking results short paper for the Workshop on Exploring the Lunar Frontier Leveraging Robotic Missions in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo), Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 2024.

• OmniLRS: A Photorealistic Simulator for Lunar Robotics
  A. Richard*, J. Kamohara*, K. Uno, S. Santra, D. van der Meer, M. Olivares-Mendez, K. Yoshida, in Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 13 – 17 May, 2024, Yokohama, Japan, DOI: 0.1109/ICRA57147.2024.10610026

• Toward Autonomous Assembly of Modular Robots and Structures using Real-time Object Detection and Imitation Learning for Lunar Missions

G.H Diaz, T. Sinsunthorn, S. Santra, K. Uno, K. Yoshida, in 29th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics (AROB), Japan. 2024, pp. 1389-1393.

• Integration of Vision-based Object Detection and Grasping for Articulated Manipulator in Lunar Conditions 

C. Boucher, G. H. Diaz, S. Santra, K. Uno, K. Yoshida,  2024 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), Ha Long, Vietnam, 2024, pp. 484-489, doi: 10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417086.   

Journals:

• Enabling Faster Locomotion of Planetary Rovers with a Mechanically-Hybrid Suspension 

D. Rodríguez-Martínez, K. Uno, K. Sawa, M. Uda, G. Kudo, G. H. Diaz, A. Umemura, S. Santra, K. Yoshida, in: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 619-626, Jan. 2024, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2023.3335769. 

• CloverNet: A Real-Time Network for Semantic Segmentation Onboard Edge Devices towards Planetary Exploration 

D. Gasperini, W. Masawat, S. Santra, K. Yoshida, in 9th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT), Rome, Italy, 2023, pp. 333-338, doi: 10.1109/CoDIT58514.2023.10284509.

• Refining of Localization and Mapping by Multiple Rovers for Planetary Exploration 

A. Umemura, K. Uno, S. Santra, M. Olivares-Mendez, K. Yoshida in Heterogeneous Multi-robot Cooperation for Exploration and Science in Extreme Environments (HERMES) workshop, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) June 2023.

Journals:

• A multi-lander New Frontiers mission concept study for Enceladus: SILENUS 

Erica Nathan, Katiyayni Balachandran, Paolo Cappuccio, Julia Di, Kelsey Doerksen, Alessia Gloder, Monica Li, Lotfi Massarweh, Thomas Peev, Marc Rovira-Navarro, Dan Limonchik, Shreya Santra, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, Vol 9, Oct 14, 2022

Conferences:

• An Investigation of Fast Radio Bursts and its Feasibility as Technosignature

K. Maji, A. Prasad, A. Soni, S. Santra, Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC-2022, Sep, 2022

• High-fidelity Robust 3-D Lunar Environment Generation Platform for Micro-rover Simulation-based Tasks 

W. Masawat, S. Santra, T. Blum, G. Paille, K. Yoshida, Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC, 2022, Sep, 2022 

• Design and Development of a Health Monitoring Companion Robot for Crew Members in Space

S. Santra, S. K. Singh, S. K. Bohra, Y. Tripathi, S. Nandy, Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2022, Sep, 2022

Journals:

• Experimental Validation of Deterministic Radio Propagation Model developed for Communication-aware Path Planning
  S. Santra, L. B. Paet, M. Laine, K. Yoshida, E. Staudinger, IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, 2021-August 1241-1246, Aug 23, 2021 and IEEE Access (Special Issue), DOI: 10.1109/CASE49439.2021.9551653

Conferences:

• Maintaining Connectivity in Multi-Rover Networks for Lunar Exploration Missions

L. B. Paet, S. Santra, M. Laine, K. Yoshida, IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, 2021-August 1539-1546, Aug 23, 2021, DOI: 10.1109/CASE49439.2021.9551434

• Radio Propagation Modelling for Coordination of Lunar Micro-Rovers

S. Santra, L. B. Paet, E. Staudinger, K. Yoshida, International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (iSAIRAS), 19-23 October 2020. Paper 5047, pp. 1-8. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/isairas2020fullpapers/pdf/5047.pdf