The concept of rod-driven locomotion for spherical lunar exploration robots
Jasper Zevering,Dorit Borrmann,Anton Bredenbeck,Andreas Nüchter,Jasper Zevering,Dorit Borrmann,Anton Bredenbeck,Andreas Nüchter
A spherical robotic probe has several advantages in rough environments and has therefore raised interest for application in planetary exploration. A sphere is well-suited to protect high-sensitive payloads, however, the locomotion system for planetary surfaces raises several challenges. This paper presents a novel locomotion system consisting of linear actuators which are usable in a multi-functio...
