Ground Mobility Systems for Planetary Exploration
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This paper surveys past and current designs of surface mobility systems lor planetary exploration i robots developed at JPL/Canech. Wheeled rovers are ! discussed in some detail, andxompared to new designs, such as legged and hopping robots, which are emerging as viable alternatives to wheeled mobility for specific applications. The paper discusses the main features of mobility designs and summarize some of the experimental test results.
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