CHOOSING THE RIGHT LOCOMOTION
As the mobility the main topic of the project is, a great importance is put on creating a good locomotion concept, as the mobility is provided by locomotion. 3 different variatons of locomotion concepts are created, which are inspired by various sources. The Variation 3 “Camp & Rover Wheels” was the prime candidate for the habitat’s locomotion, but it contradicted with the “Sundial” concept, in which the habitat has to be in constant movement. In further research, it’s found that, the torque based locomotion is still the best and the most energy efficient solution for locomotion. It’s decided to build a 4 wheeled skeletal shell, in which 2 shells will be attached together with a spinal connection, as like as in the first locomotion variation (Centipide). The locomotion will be torque based and the source of it will be wheels.
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