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Mobility performance analysis of lunar rover based on terramechanics

  • School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

In order to analyze the performance of lunar rover, drawbar pull and motion resistance are analyzed in this paper based on terramechanics. The relationships between configuration parameters (like wheel width, wheel bases et al.) and mobility performance parameters are obtained from the analysis. Meanwhile, the sensitive factors of the motion resistance are found. Then main performance evaluation metrics and indexes of mobility performance are presented, based on which performance comparison of LER-1 and ALR (a new configuration lunar rover) locomotion systems is performed. The method of evaluating mobility performance of lunar rover by simulation is introduced. The analysis results indicate that the new locomotion system configuration ALR has good mobility performance. The study results can apply to the design of planetary exploration rovers for reference.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2008 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2008
Pages120-125
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event2008 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2008 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 2 Aug 20085 Aug 2008

Publication series

NameIEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM

Conference

Conference2008 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2008
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period2/08/085/08/08

Keywords

  • Locomotion system
  • Lunar rover
  • Mobility performance
  • Performance evaluation
  • Terramechanics

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