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SMC Rover: Planetary Rover with Transformable Wheels

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Experimental Robotics VIII

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We are proposing 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 “Uni-Rover”. Trial models of “Uni-Rover” and “SMC rover” have been designed. This paper explains the mechanisms of this rover, and also the results of basic experiments on locomotion, manipulation and transformation.

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Kawakami, A., Torii, A., Motomura, K., Hirose, S. (2003). SMC Rover: Planetary Rover with Transformable Wheels. In: Siciliano, B., Dario, P. (eds) Experimental Robotics VIII. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36268-1_45

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