Terramechanics-based model for steering maneuver of planetary exploration rovers on loose soil

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 233-250

  Ishigami, Genya ^a   Miwa, Akiko ^a   Nagatani, Keiji ^a   Yoshida, Kazuya ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINEMATICS; MANEUVERABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

MOTION DYNAMICS; PLANETARY EXPLORATION ROVERS; TERRAMECHANICS;

INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT;

EID: 34247489270     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20187     Document Type: Article

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