Traction control of wheeled robotic vehicles in rough terrain with application to planetary rovers

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 23, Issue 10-11, 2004, Pages 1029-1040

  Iagnemma, Karl ^a   Dubowsky, Steven ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Mobile robots; Planetary rovers; Rough terrain; Wheel terrain interaction

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRIC TRACTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; REDUNDANCY; SOILS; TORQUE;

PLANETARY ROVERS; ROUGH TERRAIN; TRACTION CONTROL; WHEEL-TERRAIN INTERACTION;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 6344241053     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364904047392     Document Type: Conference Paper

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