Studies of rover mobility and surface rendezvous for a Mars Rover/Sample Return (MRSR) mission have been performed. The objective of these efforts has been to identify and address the most challenging issues and develop the most promising design options for the rover mobility and navigation subsystems. A series of trade studies culminated in three candidate design concepts: a large, but otherwise conventional four-wheel drive vehicle; a sophisticated and agile six-legged walking vehicle; and a greatly simplified legged vehicle. This paper summarizes the key design features for these three concepts. For each design, the approaches to vehicle locomotion, sensing and navigation are discussed first. Timelines are developed for the adopted concepts of operation which constrain the range of the remaining parameters. Estimates of rover mass, volume, and power are provided, and performance is projected for vehicle range, terrain traversibility and navigation accuracy.
Semi-autonomous design concepts for a Mars rover
1989-01-01
Conference paper
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English
Semi-autonomous design concepts for a Mars rover
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