The contact force between lunar-based equipment and lunar soil

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Lunar-based equipment plays a vital role in the exploration of the moon because it undertakes the tasks of moving, transporting, digging, and so on. In order to control the gait of lunar-based equipment more precisely and guarantee mobile stability, the contact mechanism between its foot and lunar soil is worthy of in-depth study. In this paper, a contact model is proposed to predict the stress, strain, and displacement both on the contact surface and in the lunar soil when the foot is under vertical load. The axial stress in the proposed contact model is verified through the experiment and its accuracy in the lunar equipment is verified through simulation. The error is in a reasonable range and the influence depth of load conforms to the experiment results. This paper provides a relatively accurate model to describe the contact force between the lunar-based equipment's foot and the lunar soil and will promote the research of lunar exploration.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

iScience - 27(2024), 4 vom: 19. März, Seite 109322

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Zheng-Han [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Zhao-Dong [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Hong-Fang [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Deng-Yun [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Jian-Zhong [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Xue-Liang [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Zhong-Wei [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Mechanics
Physics
Space sciences

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Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.isci.2024.109322

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369904737