A Partial Analysis of the Mechanics of the Cross Country Navigation Problem

Abstract

This report investigates the nature of the externally applied forces on a mobile robot traversing natural terrain. A set of relative metrics is derived which are useful in the design of a powertrain controller for such a robot. These metrics are applied to a specific example case, the NavLab 11, operating in rolling offroad terrain.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 12, 1994
Accession Number
ADA277971

Entities

People

  • R. C. Coulter

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Drag
  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Control Systems
  • Drag
  • Dynamic Response
  • Equations
  • Friction
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Mechanics
  • Molecular Mechanics Methods
  • Motion Planning
  • Navigation
  • Robots
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - Machine Learning Algorithms
  • Autonomy