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Design Example of Planetary Exploration Mobile Robot

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Mobile robot is the main tool for wide range exploration of extraterrestrial surfaces. At present, the successful applications of mobile robot are mainly to explore the surface of lunar and Mars.

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Wang, Y. (2021). Design Example of Planetary Exploration Mobile Robot. In: Space Robotics. Space Science and Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4902-1_13

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