Improving Limitations of Rover Missions in the Moon and Planets by Unifying Vehicle–Terrain Interaction Models

This paper extends the analysis of empirical methods for describing vehicle–terrain interactions in lunar terrain. Given analytical formulation to predict mobility performance in extraterrestrial environments requires reliable in situ testing campaigns, this imposes fundamental restrictions to conceive a more consolidated theory, and further any possibility to use improved empirical methods to design better space hardware. Hence, we propose an...