Terramechanics modeling of Mars surface exploration rovers for simulation and parameter estimation

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 4, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2011, Pages 805-812

  Iagnemma, Karl ^a   Senatore, Carmine ^a   Trease, Brian ^b   Arvidson, Raymond ^c   Bennett, Keith ^c   Shaw, Amy ^c   Zhou, Feng ^c   Van Dyke, Lauren ^c   Lindemann, Randel ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE HISTORY; MARS EXPLORATION ROVER; PREDICTIVE MOBILITY; ROVER MOBILITY; SURFACE EXPLORATION; SURFACE OF MARS; TERRAIN MODEL; TERRAMECHANICS; WHEELED ROBOT;

DESIGN; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; LANDFORMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TOOLS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84863564947     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2011-48770     Document Type: Conference Paper

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