Microgravity experiment of hopping rover

摘要: Under the micro-gravity environment such as on surface of small planetary bodies (asteroids or comets), traditional wheeled rovers are not expected to move effectively due low friction and inevitable detachment from surface. Therefore, authors propose a hopping rover suitable for exploration bodies. This paper describes experiments proposed which is driven by an internal DC motor torque. The could hop under environment. Experimental results compared with computational simulations.