This paper describes a scaling analysis of ATHLETE for exploration of the moon, Mars and Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) in comparison to a more conventional vehicle configuration. Recently, the focus of human exploration beyond LEO has been on NEAs. A low gravity testbed has been constructed in the ATHLETE lab, with six computer-controlled winches able to lift ATHLETE and payloads so as to simulate the motion of the system in the vicinity of a NEA or to simulate ATHLETE on extreme terrain in lunar or Mars gravity. Test results from this system are described.
ATHLETE: Trading Complexity for Mass in Roving Vehicles
2013 IEEE Aerospace Conference ; 2013 ; Big Sky, MT, United States
2013-03-02
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ATHLETE: Trading Complexity for Mass in Roving Vehicles
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