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The operation of Mars rovers produced in the United States is analyzed. Their shortcomings are considered and methods for their elimination are proposed. Directions for future development in this area are suggested. Control algorithms for a new generation of planetary rovers are discussed.
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Original Russian Text © M.I. Malenkov, V.A. Volov, N.K. Guseva, E.A. Lazarev, 2015, published in Vestnik Mashinostroeniya, 2015, No. 8, pp. 37–44.
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Malenkov, M.I., Volov, V.A., Guseva, N.K. et al. Increasing the mobility of Mars rovers by improving the locomotion systems and their control algorithms. Russ. Engin. Res. 35, 824–831 (2015). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068798X1511012X
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