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Apr 26, 2012
Inflatable Technology for Robotics
Authors: Jack A. Jones and Jiunn Jeng WuAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Robotics 2000
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The Inflatable Rover uses novel, large, inflatable wheels to climb over rocks, instead of traveling around them, thus enabling it to traverse over 99% of the Martian surface. Preliminary tests using commercial nylon balloons as tires, a rigid metal chassis, and a simple, joy-stick control, have shown great promise. Tests have been successfully conducted in rugged rocky canyons, on giant sand dunes, and on calm lakes (simulating the liquid methane lakes anticipated on Saturn's moon Titan). Future work will be concentrated in the areas of materials research for the inflatable tires, development of a collapsible chassis, and adaptation of existing algorithms for image recognition and hazard avoidance.
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© 2000 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Aerospace engineering
- Aircraft and spacecraft
- Automation and robotics
- Bodies of water (by type)
- Canyons
- Disaster risk management
- Disasters and hazards
- Engineering fundamentals
- Geology
- Geotechnical engineering
- Hazardous substances
- Hydrologic engineering
- Hydrology
- Lakes
- Lunar materials
- Man-made disasters
- Rocks
- Sand (hydraulic)
- Space colonies
- Systems engineering
- Water and water resources
- Water management
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Jack A. Jones
Members of Technical Staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109.
Jiunn Jeng Wu
Members of Technical Staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109.
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