A mobile modular micro rover able to act as a shuttle rover performing autonomous operations.

The rover is equipped with its own power source, on-board sensor suite and computer it is able to perform autonomous exploration tasks. The communication subsystem allows to cooperate with other systems. Coyote III is equipped with two standardized electro-mechanical interfaces, allowing to dock additional payload elements, such as a manipulator or standardized payload items.

Also, the rover is able to carry and handle standardized payload items (PLI), therefore, it is equipped with two electromechanical interfaces (EMI) allowing to dock PLIs to the rover and add a modular manipulation device to the system.

Coyote III Rover

The rover is equipped with its own power source, on-board sensor suite and computer it is able to perform autonomous exploration tasks. The communication subsystem allows to cooperate with other systems. Coyote III is equipped with two standardized electro-mechanical interfaces, allowing to dock additional payload elements, such as a manipulator or standardized payload items.Also, the rover is able to carry and handle standardized payload items (PLI), therefore, it is equipped with two electromechanical interfaces (EMI) allowing to dock PLIs to the rover and add a modular manipulation device to the system.Rover designFront body&nbsp;The design of the rover is based on a lightweight construction which uses carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) paired with lightweight aluminium structures. The front body includes the main housing of Coyote III, as well as the driving units of the front wheels. Waterjet cutted CFRP sheets have been inserted as ribbings to improve the stability and statics of the monocoque. Additional aluminium mounts and inserts are attached to the &nbsp;CFRP &nbsp;housing to serve as mount points for the front driving units as well as the centre body and the subsystem compartments. Strong aluminium mounts able to carry the whole rover weight are been inserted at each side of the payload bay to provide connection points for additional payload. &nbsp;Centre Body&nbsp;The centre body is based on an aluminium frame design and contains three framework elements,two side elements, connecting to the front body and a rear element providing an assembly flange to the rear body. The centre body is designated to serve as mounting point for additional payload to Coyote III as well.Rear Body&nbsp;The rear body is a 3D-milled aluminium structure based on a centre T-link and two tube-like extensions for connecting the rear driving units. The T-link connects to the centre body and has an integrated roll joint, allowing &nbsp;for it to tilt the whole rear axis in order to keep ground contact with all four wheels while driving over rough terrain.

Describes the design considerations based on the lessons learned form the Coyote II development. An outline of the reference mission concept is given and the general development concept and design consideration are presented. The modularity concept for Coyote III is lined out. The manipulator is co

Coyote III. Development of a modular and highly mobile micro rover

 The terrestrial test platform Coyote II is presented. The paper focuses on the mechanical design and evaluation of the Coyote II rover. Lastly, the software architecture of the rover is outlined.

Design of a High Mobile Micro Rover within a Dual Rover Configuration for Autonomous Operation

Length

WIdth

Depth

Mass

4-Wheel drive

Wheel torque

Speed

Chassis

Wheels

Housing

On-Board Data Handling

On-board computer

Motor control

Communications

Mobile access point

Remote control

Remote stop

Power supply

Power consumption

Thermal Control

Front compartments

Driving units

Navigation Sensor System

Laser range finder

Camera

Embodied sensors:

A mobile modular micro rover able to act as a shuttle rover performing autonomous operations.

Length	994	mm
WIdth	584	mm
Depth	380	mm
Mass	12.5	kg
4-Wheel drive	Robodrive ILM 50×08 bldc-motor
Wheel torque	nominal 22.4	Nm