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13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials

University of Surrey

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Article title

The development of a soil trafficability model for legged vehicles on granular soils

Type

D - Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.jterra.2011.12.002

Title of journal

Journal of Terramechanics

Article number

Volume number

Issue number

3-4

First page of article

133

ISSN of journal

00224898

Year of publication

2012

URL

Number of additional authors

Additional information

There is an increasing interest to deploy low-cost, biologically inspired robots to explore Mars. It is understood that nature inspired walking robots will be capable of exploring more challenging terrains compared to their wheeled counterparts. Such innovations will drastically reduce the overall mission cost and enhance scientific return. This paper presents the first analytical and experimental study of the behavior of legged rovers through developing soil trafficability models. This has already led to two follow-on studies of legged rovers funded by EPSRC, Astrium Ltd, DLR, and ESA to examine the future potential of such technology for planetary exploration.

Interdisciplinary

Cross-referral requested

Research group

None

Proposed double-weighted

Double-weighted statement

Reserve for a double-weighted output

Non-English

English abstract