Quasi-Static Mobility Analysis Tool for the Design of Lunar/Martian Rovers and Construction Vehicles 901650
An important characteristic of vehicles for roving or construction work on the Moon or Mars will be their obstacle-climbing and -crossing capability. These obstacles will include boulders, crater rims, lava fields, and crevasses with dimensions of interest on the order of 1 meter. Therefore, terrain traversing, or mobility performance, is a crucial parameter in the design of such extraterrestrial off-road vehicles. This paper document work performed under the Mars Rover Sample Return study to develop computer-based rover-mobility analysis tools. The computer software implemented is a two-dimensional (planar) model of a generic 6-wheel by 6-wheel drive vehicle. This software code can be used iteratively to analyze and optimize vehicle conceptual designs against a variety of independent articulation parameters.
Citation: Lindemann, R., "Quasi-Static Mobility Analysis Tool for the Design of Lunar/Martian Rovers and Construction Vehicles," SAE Technical Paper 901650, 1990, https://doi.org/10.4271/901650. Download Citation
Author(s):
Randel A. Lindemann
Pages: 8
Event:
International Off-Highway & Powerplant Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE Transactions Journal of Commercial Vehicles-V99-2
Related Topics:
Optimization
Computer software and hardware
Mobility
Tools and equipment
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Terrain
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