Mobility Analysis of a Lunar Rover

For mobile robots driving across natural outdoor terrain, it is critical to employ an efficient and reliable locomotion system. The success of rough-terrain missions greatly depends on the ability of this system to effectively traverse whatever terrain is encountered by the robot. Different locomotion solutions have been proposed, including wheel with suspension, leg mechanisms, tracks, hopping, and snake-like systems. In this paper, a mobile robot is presented for applications on rough terrain, built at the Università of Salento, and named Dune