Terrain-Adaptive Grouser Wheel for Optimal Planetary Exploration: Design and Experimental Investigation

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Main Authors:	Griffo, Vincent, Nakka, Yashwanth Kumar
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Robotics
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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