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 with a less complex mechanism. A low-pressure wheel can change its contact shape and pressure distribution to account for terrain. In this paper, the procedure for the measurement of mobility parameters like contact pressure on the deformable terrain, and a contact mobility model for low-pressure wheels are presented. This measurement is valuable for analyzing the interaction between a low-pressure wheel and the deformable terrain.
