Desert RATS field test lunar wheel segment - VIVAKE ASNANI

The moon's terrain and extreme temperatures will require future lunar rovers and robots to have a set of wheels unlike anything used by vehicles on the Earth. Vivake Asnani explains what makes the TWEEL (tire/wheel) concept a more suitable candidate than rubber, air-filled tires.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• tire
• wheel
• lunar surface
• rubber
• rovers
• robots
• Michelin

[NASAanalogTV]

novolo - will do! Every chance we get, we'll be posting more great features of the desert RATS field test! thanks for the comment - don't forget to subscribe!

[silverbullet86]

mechanical engineers typically start between 55k ish with a BS degree. ME or MS starts around 65k ish

[4Dmetricology]

that is a tweel not a tire. but hey...

[timgames]

Cool, keep them comming

[premierclip]

Enough.

[philly1537]

dumbest woman ever stupid questions, i rather see dumb questions from a hotter chick

[novolo]

watch out for the wheel,  it almost fell off =P hehehe nice vid! keep them coming!