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Rigid Wheel and Grouser Designs for Off-Road MobilityA wheel includes a circular wheel main body and at least one grouser. The at least one grouser is provided along an outer circumference of the wheel main body and has a contact surface capable of drawing a first tangent line. The first tangent line is inclined opposite to a rotational direction of the wheel main body from the center line of the wheel main body.
Document ID
20190000748
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Nesnas, Issa A.
Otsuki, Masatsugu
Date Acquired
February 14, 2019
Publication Date
November 20, 2018
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Structural Mechanics
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-15/348,913
Patent Number: US-Patent-10,131,183
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNN12AA01C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-10,131,183
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-15/348,913
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