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Amorphous rover
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Curtis, Steven A. |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | A proposed mobile robot, denoted the amorphous rover, would vary its own size and shape in order to traverse terrain by means of rolling and/or slithering action. The amorphous rover was conceived as a robust, lightweight alternative to the wheeled rover-class robotic vehicle heretofore used in exploration of Mars. Unlike a wheeled rover, the amorphous rover would not have a predefined front, back, top, bottom, or sides. Hence, maneuvering of the amorphous rover would be more robust: the amorphous rover would not be vulnerable to overturning, could move backward or sideways as well as forward, and could even narrow itself to squeeze through small openings. |
| File Size | 363811 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20100001366 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7rn84t0j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2010-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Cybernetics, Artificial Intelligence And Robotics Microelectromechanical Systems Unmanned Ground Vehicles Research Vehicles Amorphous Materials Flexibility Robots Nanotechnology Roving Vehicles Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
