Proposition of Microrover System for Lunar Exploration

Yoji Kuroda; Yasuharu Kunii; Takashi Kubota

doi:10.20965/jrm.2000.p0091

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JRM Vol.12 No.2 pp. 91-95

doi: 10.20965/jrm.2000.p0091

(2000)

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Proposition of Microrover System for Lunar Exploration

Yoji Kuroda^, Yasuharu Kunii^ and Takashi Kubota^

^*Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashi-mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki 214-8571, Japan

^**Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chuo University, 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyou-ku, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan

^***The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Sagamihara 229-8510, Japan

Received:

November 2, 1999

Accepted:

December 16, 1999

Published:

April 20, 2000

Keywords:

microrover, lunar exploration, mobility, space robotics

Abstract

We developed a lightweight, low-power microrover for surface exploration in space. Such a rover must travel safely over long distances and periods in unfamiliar terrain. We present an exploration mission, scientific significance, requirements, and technology of a rover, proposing mobility using 4 wheels and 1 supported wheel whose suspension is simple and light and as mobile as a 6-wheeled rover.

Cite this article as:

Y. Kuroda, Y. Kunii, and T. Kubota, “Proposition of Microrover System for Lunar Exploration,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.12 No.2, pp. 91-95, 2000.

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Proposition of Microrover System for Lunar Exploration

Yoji Kuroda*, Yasuharu Kunii** and Takashi Kubota***

Yoji Kuroda^, Yasuharu Kunii^ and Takashi Kubota^