The Effect of Assistive Anchor-Like Grousers on Wheeled Rover Performance over Unconsolidated Sandy Dune Inclines

Typical rovers with wheels equipped with conventional grousers are prone to getting stuck in unconsolidated sandy dune inclines as the wheels tend to sink into the sand. This phenomenon is caused by the motion of the grouser through the sand during the latter half of the rotation, in which the grous...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Najmuddin Ibrahim, Shinichi Aoshima, Naoji Shiroma, Yasuhiro Fukuoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/9/1507

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