effects of grousers on soil • heuristics for grouser
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Grousers• Effects of grousers on soil • Heuristics for grouser number and size • Tractive force with grousers (LRV example)
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Terramechanics Test Rig (CMU)
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Terramechanics Test Rig (CMU)
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Soil Flow Visualization
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Periodic Soil Shearing by Grousers
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Soil Flow with 16 Grousers
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Soil Flow with 48 Grousers
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Soil Excavation by Grousers
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rg
rw
rg > rw
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Wheel Parameters
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h
r
z
v
!
�x
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Minimum Grouser Condition
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t
rim contact
=�x
v
tgrouser contact
=
!
tgrouser contact
trim contact
!
v
�x
s = 1� v
!r=) v = !r(1� s)
1
r(1� s)�x
h
r
z
v
!
�x
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Grouser-Soil Contact Geometry
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Geometric Derivation of Grouser Spacing
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AC =p
(r + h)2 � (r � z)2 AB =p
r2 � (r � z)2
BC = AC �AB = �x
1
(1� s)
2
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1 +h
r
◆2
�⇣1� z
r
⌘2�r
1�⇣1� z
r
⌘2
3
5
1
r(1� s)
q(1 + h)2 � (1� z)2 �
q1� (1� z)2
�
1
(1� s)
qh2 + 2h+ 2z � z2 �
p2z � z2
�
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Required Grouser Spacing
13
0"
10"
20"
30"
40"
50"
60"
70"
0" 2" 4" 6" 8" 10" 12"
Angle&be
tween&grou
sers&(d
eg)&
Grouser&Height&(cm)&
0.0" 0.1" 0.2" 0.3" 0.4" 0.5"Slipra(o
NumberofGrousers
24
12
8
16
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Number of Grousers in Ground Contact
14
r = 40.6 cmz = 1.812 cm
Number of grousers = N
Angle between grousers ⌘ =
2⇡
N
LRV example: choose N = 16
Number of grousers in ground contact ⌘ Ng =
2⇡r
N`
Ng = 1.3 ⇡ 1
Distance between grousers ⌘ `g = r =
2⇡r
N
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Tractive Force H with Grousers
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250"
300"
350"
400"
0" 2" 4" 6" 8" 10" 12"
Trac%v
e(Force(H((N)(
Grouser(Height((cm)(
0" 0.1" 0.2" 0.4"Slipra(o
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Grouser Design Reference
Krzysztof Skonieczny, Scott J. Moreland, and David S. Wettergreen, “A Grouser Spacing Equation for Determining Appropriate Geometry of Planetary Rover Wheels” 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, October 7-12, 2012, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
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