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A Biomimetic Approach to the Design of a Climbing Mars Rover

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1 A Biomimetic Approach to the Design of a Climbing Mars Rover
Nicola Soper Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Bath, UK Mars Society Conference August 5th 2005

2 Mars, Valles Marineris and Meridiani Planum
Ability to Climb Manoeuvrability Passive Locomotion Valles Marineris Meridiani Planum August 5th 2005 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005

3 Current Climbing Robots
Free Climber Natural Surfaces 3 legged Spinybot Passive Compliance & Redundancy August 5th 2005 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005

4 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005
A Biomimetic Approach Using Climbing Animals Observation of Attachment Mechanisms Dry Adhesion Wet Adhesion Friction and Interlocking August 5th 2005 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005

5 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005
A Biomimetic Approach Dry Adhesion August 5th 2005 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005

6 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005
A Biomimetic Approach Wet Adhesion August 5th 2005 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005

7 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005
A Biomimetic Approach Friction August 5th 2005 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005

8 Comparison of Attachment Mechanisms
Physical Principles of Attachment Taking the Key Equations Manipulation to find dimensionless parameters Finding limits or correlations to the parameters Direct Observations Looking at the animals and taking experimental data from their physiology and performance August 5th 2005 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005

9 Physical Principles of Attachment Mechanisms
Mass Limit August 5th 2005 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005

10 Physical Principles of Attachment Mechanisms
Non-Adhesive Case Adhesive Case 2 1 August 5th 2005 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005

11 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005
Direct Observations August 5th 2005 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005

12 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005
Direct Observations August 5th 2005 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005

13 Conclusions & Concept Design
Observations and Lessons Learnt Mechanisms & Supporting mechanisms Adaptability & Manouverability (Spinybot) Future Work on Correlations to Define ‘What Can Climb’ Lead on to a Concept Design August 5th 2005 Nicola Soper Mars Society Conference 2005

14 A Biomimetic Approach to the Design of a Climbing Mars Rover
Thank you for your attention. Any Questions? Nicola Soper Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Bath, UK Mars Society Conference August 5th 2005

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