Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports ...
A new airless tire, inspired by water droplets, has been developed in South Korea and could revolutionize how vehicles handle ...
Shape memory alloys are metals that can return to their original shape after being bent, stretched, heated, and cooled.
A test rover with shape memory alloy spring tires traverses rocky, Martian-simulated terrain.Credit: NASA The mystique of ...
to come up with this new tire that we think is really going to revolutionize planetary rover tires and potentially ... to springy wire-mesh wheels on the Lunar Roving Vehicles, which astronauts ...
The company is developing a set of tires that can be mounted on a lunar rover, and testing them at Luna Terrace. The tires are made with metal weave to withstand the moon's scorching temperatures.
The mystique of Mars has been studied for centuries. The fourth planet from the Sun is reminiscent of a rich, red desert and features a rugged surface challenging to traverse. While several robotic ...