Design of SMC rover: development and basic experiments of arm equipped single wheel rover

摘要

We have already proposed a new planetary rover system called "SMC rover". This system consists of one main body and some wheel units, which are detachable and able to work as child rovers called "arm equipped single wheel rovers". A trial model of "small arm equipped single wheel rover" has already been designed and developed. In this paper, we explain the mechanisms of this rover, and also the results of basic experiments of locomotion and manipulation.