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Early lunar rover mission studies [PDF]
, 1993 Viewgraphs on Early Lunar Rover Mission studies are included. The chronology of events and study project description are addressed. Issues identified for analysis and basic questions to be addressed are listed.
Gillespie, V. P.
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Force model and its simulation analysis of wheel-legged lunar rover
, 2010 Based on the motion characteristics of double-half-revolution mechanism, a new-style wheel-legged lunar rover was proposed. In order to evaluate its maneuvering performance, the performance experiment of single wheellegged mechanism is needed.
Du XL(杜晓林) +3 more
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TOPLEX: Teleoperated Lunar Explorer. Instruments and Operational Concepts for an Unmanned Lunar Rover [PDF]
, 1992 A Teleoperated Lunar Explorer, or TOPLEX, consisting of a lunar lander payload in which a small, instrument-carrying lunar surface rover is robotically landed and teleoperated from Earth to perform extended lunar geoscience and resource evaluation ...
Blacic, James D.
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Effects of wheel width on running performance of four-wheeled small lunar rover
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshuAs future lunar habitation plans progress, the importance of landing-based exploration is increasing. Small lunar rovers are considered effective for such missions due to their low deployment risk and cost. However, these rovers are prone to slippage and
Kimitaka WATANABE +3 more
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A Judgment Criterion of Crossing Obstacle Ability for Lunar Rover with Track Angle
, 2011 The problem of traversing obstacles for a six-wheeled rocker bogie lunar rover is presented. Based on the analysis of forces and rover movement track angle, a criterion to determine traversing obstacles ability for the rover is developed to predict ...
Yang GY(杨国永), Gu KF(谷侃锋)
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Panoramic camera on the Yutu lunar rover of the Chang'e-3 mission
, 2015 The Chang'e-3 panoramic camera, which is composed of two cameras with identical functions, performances and interfaces, is installed on the lunar rover mast.
Yang, Jian-Feng +13 more
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A Proposal for Long-Term Missions of Small Lunar Rovers Using an MLI Curtain System
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2019 This paper proposes a lunar night survival method for small rovers using an MLI (Multilayer Insulation) curtain system for long-term missions. Until recently, it was difficult to install RHU (Radioisotope Heating Units) or other temperature maintenance ...
Jang-Joon Lee, Kyu-Hong Kim
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The Processing and Analysis of Lunar Penetrating Radar Channel-1 Data from Chang'E-3
Leida xuebao, 2015 Lunar Penetrating Radar (LPR), which is one of the most important science payloads onboard the Chang'E-3 (CE-3) rover, is used to obtain electromagnetic image less than 100 m beneath the lunar surface.
Gao Yun-ze +4 more
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Investigating the Geotechnical Properties of the Lunar South Pole with NASA VIPER’s Mobility System
The Planetary Science JournalThe NASA Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) is capable of assessing the geotechnical properties of the lunar south pole’s terrain, specifically as they pertain to terramechanics or the wheel–terrain interaction, combining the rover’s
Erin Rezich +10 more
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International Transactions on Electrical Energy SystemsThe integration of wireless power transfer (WPT) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies is essential for the sustainable operation of lunar multienergy virtual power plants (MEVPPs), where rovers, habitats, and in situ resource utilization (ISRU ...
Thomas Tongxin Li +4 more
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