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https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-719-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-719-2025
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10 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 10 Nov 2025

DEM–FEM simulation of steering performance of flexible metal wheel for staffed lunar rover

Jianzhong Zhu, Yiming Hu, Kang Wang, and Meng Zou

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In this study, we established a wheel–soil coupling simulation system to simulate the interaction between the flexible metal wheels of a staffed lunar rover and the deformable terrain during a steering maneuver. This system can accurately reproduce the discontinuous characteristics of lunar soil simulant and the deformation characteristics of flexible wheels and has been used to conduct simulation experiments under Earth gravity (1g) and Moon gravity (1/6g) conditions.
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