The inverted toroidal wheel concept was perceived, mathematically quantified, and experimentally verified. The wheel design has a number of important characteristics, namely; (1) the low footprint pressures required for Mars exploration (0.5 to 1.0 psi); (2) high vehicle weight to wheel weight ratios capable of exceeding 10:1; (3) extremely long cyclic endurances tending towards infinite life; and (4) simplicity of design. The concept, in combination with appropriate materials such as titanium or composites, provides a planetary roving vehicle with a very high degree of exploratory mobility, a substantial savings in weight and a high assurity of mission success. Design equations and computation procedures necessary to formulate an inverted wheel are described in detail.


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    Titel :

    Design and evaluation of a toroidal wheel for planetary rovers


    Beteiligte:
    Koskol, J. (Autor:in) / Yerazunis, S. W. (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.10.1977


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :



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