3 accepted papers
Surface-mobile platforms have explored the moon and the red planet for nearly half century, providing a wealth of scientific data. However, surface mobility on planetary bodies remains a challenging task. However, surface mobility on planetary bodies remains a challenging task. In this paper, the fo…
Surface-mobile platforms have explored the moon and the red planet for nearly half century, providing a wealth of scientific data. However, surface mobility on planetary bodies remains a challenging task. In this paper, the formulation of reaction force by a grouser with a generalized geometry for a
This letter presents the hopping performance evaluation on three types of terrains and novel foot pad designs for efficient traverse of hopping rovers. Hopping rovers, called Hopper, are expected to explore scientific richness areas where wheeled vehicles are hard to traverse. In order to succeed in