Modeling of Flexible and Rigid Wheels for Exploration Rover on Rough Terrain

This paper presents a comprehensive wheel model that can quantitatively evaluate traction performance of flexible/rigid wheelsdriving on deformable terrain. The proposed model exploits a terramechan ...

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