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3D-DEM Simulation and Post-Process Method of Wheel-Terrain Interaction for Planetary Rovers

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Understanding the physical essence of wheel-terrain interaction is critical to establish the terramechanics model. The discrete element method (DEM) can be used to simulate a series of wheel-terrain interaction quickly and efficiently, which can be convenient to analyze the physical information of the interaction. This paper simulates the interaction of slipping wheel running on soil simulant using 3D-DEM. The information of particles and wheel is obtained from the wheel-terrain interaction. The consequent velocity and stress field of soil simulant is obtained by smoothening the velocity of discrete soil particles and contact interaction force between particles. A method to calculate the fraction field of soil simulant in the particle bed with boundary is proposed to obtain the consequent fraction field distribution. The simulation results are consistent with experimental results. This study can provide instructions for the establishment of physical terramechanics model.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 11th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the ISTVS
PublisherInternational Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems
Pages320-326
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781942112532
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event11th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems, ISTVS 2022 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 26 Sep 202228 Sep 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 11th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the ISTVS

Conference

Conference11th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems, ISTVS 2022
CityVirtual, Online
Period26/09/2228/09/22

Keywords

  • DEM simulation
  • terramechanics
  • wheel-terrain interaction

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