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Terramechanics analysis of climbing behavior of wheel against rigid obstacle on soft terrain
In the development of lunar and planetary exploration rovers, risk assessment in on-site environments comprising fine regoliths and unevenly...
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Structure Design and Configuration Optimization of the Reconfigurable Deformed Tracked Wheel based on Terramechanics Characteristics
Wheeled locomotion mechanisms can traverse even terrains with high velocity, while tracked locomotion mechanisms can traverse rough terrains. Since...
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Dynamics Modeling and Simulation of a Hexapod Robot with a Focus on Trajectory Prediction
Dynamics simulation is an important technique for hexapod robots. However, the realistic locomotion of a robot is comprehensive due to kinematics...
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Traction Performance and Dynamic Matching Analysis of Wheel-Track Composite Amphibious Vehicle
Amphibious vehicles play an important role in logistics support and material transportation. However, the problem of poor traction and passability of...
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Description of sand–metal friction behavior based on subloading-friction model
A subloading-friction model is formulated to describe the smooth transient variation from static friction to kinetic friction, the recovery to static...
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Traction Control of Planetary Rovers on Soft Terrain Based on the Actuation Margin
The planetary rovers are important devices in nowadays planetary exploration missions. However, the uneven and soft terrain on Lunar and Martin...
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Numerical Modelling and Simulation of the Wheel Rotation Problems by the Material Point Method
Soil-wheel interaction has been one of the fundamental research subjects in the terramechanics field. In this study the material point method (MPM)...
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A Survey of Off-Road Mobile Robots: Slippage Estimation, Robot Control, and Sensing Technology
Wheeled field robots have promising widespread civil and military applications in off-road conditions. The complex off-road working conditions pose...
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FEM and Experimental Analysis of Lunar Soil Excavation Test
A series of soil cutting tests was firstly carried out on the Earth on a ground composed of Tongji-1 lunar soil simulant (TJ-1 simulant) to...
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Multiparameter Numerical Investigation of Two Types of Moving Interactions Between the Deep-Sea Mining Vehicle Track Plate and Seabed Soil: Digging and Rotating Motions
To ensure the safe performance of deep-sea mining vehicles (DSMVs), it is necessary to study the mechanical characteristics of the interaction...
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Three-dimensional MFBD-DEM coupling simulation of flexible wire mesh wheel–soil over lunar rough terrain
This paper proposes a comprehensive approach to studying the interaction between wire mesh wheels and rough lunar terrain to enhance the...
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Off-Road Terrain Characterization and Modeling
As off-road vehicles are becoming more demanding, the study of severe conditions is becoming more critical. During wintertime, the tire may be...
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Numerical simulation of the post-derailment behaviour of a railway vehicle and its interaction with the infrastructure
Train derailments may have catastrophic consequences, and therefore suitable measures should be designed and installed at specific safety-relevant...
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Hop** path planning in uncertain environments for planetary explorations
Hop** robots, called hoppers, are expected to move on rough terrains, such as disaster areas or planetary environments. The uncertainties of the...
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Numerical Simulations of Tire-Soil Interactions: A Comprehensive Review
Tire-soil interactions are recognized as one of the key scientific topics in the field of off-road vehicle engineering, as such interactions greatly...
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Simulation on Vertical Displacement and Vertical Force Distribution of Snow Under Tracked Vehicle
The driving performance of polar vehicle is affected greatly by the mechanical properties of snow. In order to explore the vertical displacement...
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Torque Vectoring Control on Ice for Electric Vehicles with Individually Actuated Wheels
Recent studies on torque vectoring control for electric vehicles proposed various efficient solutions demonstrating improvement of vehicle stability...
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Efficient and Robust Parameter Identification for Soil modeled via the Discrete Element Method
Soil models coupled with multibody systems are wellestablished in the development process of construction machinery to predict reaction forces in...
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Research on tire pattern parameters based on multi-objective optimization
The tire pattern structure has a serious influence on automobile performance. In order to improve the tire performance, the strain energy density of...