A low-cost autonomous rover for polar science

Hoffman, Andrew O.; Steen-Larsen, Hans Christian; Christianson, Knut; Hvidberg, Christine

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-149-2019

Articles | Volume 8, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-149-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-149-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 1

Research article

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11 Jun 2019

Research article |

| 11 Jun 2019

A low-cost autonomous rover for polar science

Andrew O. Hoffman, Hans Christian Steen-Larsen, Knut Christianson, and Christine Hvidberg

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RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Jan 2019
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Short summary

We present the design considerations and deployment of an autonomous modular terrestrial rover for ice-sheet exploration that is inexpensive, easy to construct, and allows for instrumentation customization. The rover proved capable of driving over 20 km on a single charge with a drawbar pull of 250 N, which is sufficient to tow commercial ground-penetrating radars. Due to its low cost, low power requirements, and simple modular design, mass deployments of this rover design are practicable.