An innovative space rover with extended climbing abilities

Robotics 2000

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 333-339

  Estier, T ^a   Crausaz, Y ^a   Merminod, B ^a   Lauria, M ^a   Piguet, R ^a   Siegwart, R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; MANEUVERABILITY; OPTIMIZATION; SPACE RESEARCH; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); STEERING; UNMANNED VEHICLES; VEHICLE SPRINGS; VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS; VEHICLE WHEELS;

SPACE ROVER; UNMANNED PLANETARY MISSIONS;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0034587657     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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