Abstract Purpose of Review With the continued interest in scientific space exploration and
rapid development of the commercialized space sector, there have been a wide array of …

Manipulation of heavy objects in industries is very necessary, but manual manipulation is
tedious, adversely affects a worker's health and safety, and reduces efficiency. On the …

Locomotion failure is the challenge for wheeled robots applied in granular media, which
puts a high demand on the design of wheels. Due to a lack of a mechanical analysis method …

Exploration of granular physics for three-dimensional geometries interacting with
deformable media is crucial for further understanding of granular mechanics and vehicle …

Amphibious environments formed from sand and water present a formidable challenge to
the running motion of field robots, as the mixing of granular media (GM) and water makes …

Terramechanics plays an important role in planetary exploration rovers. Conventional
terramechanics models contain approximately eight parameters and several variables. The …

Excavation of regolith is the enabling process for many of the in situ resource utilization
(ISRU) efforts that are being considered to aid in the human exploration of the moon and …

Recently developed granular scaling laws create new opportunities to evaluate particle
dynamics between environment and wheel shapes. We investigate the performance of …

In the last decades, the Robot Selection Problem (RSP) has been widely investigated, and
the importance of properly structuring the decision problem has been stated. Crucial aspect …

Moles exhibit highly effective capabilities due to their unique body structures and digging
techniques, making them ideal models for biomimetic research. However, a major challenge …