REVISTA DYNA NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Key words:

Marte, robot andante, simulación, Mars, walking robot, simulation

Article type:

ARTICULO DE INVESTIGACION / RESEARCH ARTICLE

Section:

RESEARCH ARTICLES

ABSTRACT:
The autonomous machines technology has undergone a major research and development during the last decades. In many activities and environments, robots can perform operations that are tough, dangerous or simply impossible to humans. Planetary exploration is a good example of such environment where robots have many advantages in particular on Mars surface.
From the invention of the wheel, which is rightly regarded as the greatest invention in the history of human transportation, nearly all terrestrial vehicles are based in wheeled locomotion, and that will continue in the future. However, legged robot or walking machines, may offer clear advantages in tough environments. A walking machine, which can travel were terrain difficulties make wheeled vehicles ineffective, makes it a perfect choice for planetary exploration.
This article shows how to cope with the analysis of the hexapod robot movement based on a design developed by the Centre of Astrobiology INTA-CSIC (CAB) for operation in harsh environments, this research will be considered as a study of a walking robot for planetary exploration.
Keywords: Mars, walking robot, simulation