Title :
Experimental study of wheeled forms for lunar rover on slope terrain
Author :
Iizuka, Kojiro ; Sato, Yoshinori ; Kuroda, Yoji ; Kubota, Takashi
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. Sci., Graduate Univ. of Adv. Studies, Sagamihara
Abstract :
In future planetary exploration missions, rovers are required to traverse over very rough terrain. Regolith, the soil that covers the Moon´s surface, is easy to slide, causing rovers running on it get stuck. Some researchers have studied the mobility system for rovers. However the optimal and robust mobility systems have not been developed yet. For avoiding stuck-up, this paper proposes a new wheel system, considering the characteristics of the regolith
Keywords :
design; lunar surface; planetary rovers; space vehicles; wheels; Moon surface; lunar rover mobility; regolith; rough terrain; slope terrain; wheel system; wheeled forms; Earth; Instruction sets; Mars; Mechanical engineering; Moon; Rough surfaces; Soil; Space vehicles; Surface roughness; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Motion Control, 2006. 9th IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9511-1
DOI :
10.1109/AMC.2006.1631669
