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These tests included (among others) onboard driving by suited crewmembers, remote teleoperation, autonomous point-to-point navigation, obstacle avoidance, human tracking and following, gesture recognition and onboard suit-recharge.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Findings<\/jats:title>\n SCOUT was successfully tested in all three driving modes (onboard by two suited crewmembers, teleoperation and autonomous) and additional capabilities verified over the course of the testing period.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Research limitations\/impilications<\/jats:title>\n Various tests experienced periodic telemetry drop-outs to the vehicle. Future research should improve upon the communications architecture to minimize the loading on system bandwidth.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n A multi-use planetary rover will prove very useful on future Lunar and Martian exploration missions on an assortment of activities. 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