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Terrain-Dependent Intra-Cycle Leg Timing for Effective Locomotion on Granular Slopes
Long Zhao, Xingjue Liao, Feifei Qian
Locomotion on granular slopes such as sand dunes remains a fundamental challenge for legged robots due to reduced shear strength and gravity-induced anisotropic yielding of granula…
cs.RO2026
Failure Mechanisms and Risk Estimation for Legged Robot Locomotion on Granular Slopes
Xingjue Liao, Feifei Qian
Locomotion on granular slopes such as sand dunes remains a fundamental challenge for legged robots due to reduced shear strength and gravity-induced anisotropic yielding of granula…
cs.RO2026
Scout-Rover cooperation: online terrain strength mapping and traversal risk estimation for planetary-analog explorations
Shipeng Liu, J. Diego Caporale, Yifeng Zhang +17
Robot-aided exploration of planetary surfaces is essential for understanding geologic processes, yet many scientifically valuable regions, such as Martian dunes and lunar craters,…