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Table 2 Experimental conditions for the locked-wheel towing test

From: Estimation of resistance force at steady-state sinkage for cylindrical wheel-typed lunar/planetary exploration rovers with function of push–pull locomotion

Description (unit)

Value

  

Slope angle \(\mathrm {(^\circ )}\)

0

  

Soil

Silica Sand No. 5

  

Towing speed \(\mathrm {(m/s)}\)

0.00341, 0.017, 0.0341, 0.051

0.00341

 

Rotational speed of motor shaft \(\mathrm {(rpm)}\)

100, 500, 1000, 1500

100

 

Wheel diameter D \(\mathrm {(m)}\)

0.17

0.17

0.2, 0.28, 0.35

Wheel width \(w_w\) \(\mathrm {(m)}\)

0.04

0.06, 0.08, 0.1

0.04

Wheel mass \(\mathrm {(kg)} \)

1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5

2.5

2.5