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Fijalkowski, Bogdan Thaddeus1 (2001)

A Concept Of The All-Electric Pressurized Articulated Triad Martian Roving Vehicle

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In: On To Mars 2, edited by Zubrin, RM, and Crossman, F. Collector's Guide Publishing Inc.


The extremely high-mobility extraterrestrial all-electric pressurized articulated triad Martian roving vehicle (MRV) "Bekker" type will be designed for the usage of maneuverability in overriding mounds of narrow ridges and anti-overturn stability on steep slopes. This MRV will be the train of two or three vehicle-units (VU) propelled electro-mechanically and coupled articulately with the aid of the mechatronically neural network (NN) fuzzy-logic (FL), that is, neuro-fuzzy (NF) mechatronically controlled articulation inter-unit (IU) electromechanical couplers (coupling joints) and/or steering mechanisms. The drive-by-wire (DBW) four-wheel drive (4WD) middle-unit (MU) will operate as single one, that is, like a lunar roving vehicle (LRV) "Bekker" type, as far as its mobility permits. The added DBW two-wheel drive (2WD) front- and/or rear-unit (RU) should not impair normal operation. The two or three VUs will be coupled when the human- and/or telerobotic-driver (H&TD) anticipates that the single 4WD MU cannot handle a certain terrain or obstacle, or failing that judgment, after a 4WD MU becomes immobilized.

1 - Automotive Mechatronics Institution, Institute of Electrotechnics & Industrial Electronics, Faculty of Electrical &Computer Engineering, Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial Krakow University of Technology, Poland email or homepage

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