抄録
JAXA is developing a mobile rover to lunar surface exploration or base construction as a follow-on KAGUYA. Because the lunar surface is covered by regolith, implying an irregular and rough terrain, the rover has difficulty in mobility. Therefore a new low-pressure wheel is recommended for high mobility performance and low power consumption. A low-pressure wheel can change its contact shape and pressure distribution to account for terrain. In this paper, the measurement of shear modulus for low-pressure wheel on the deformable terrain is presented. This procedure is valuable for rover turning analyzing with a low-pressure wheel on the deformable terrain.
