Journal Papers

P. Abad-Manterola, J.W. Burdick, I.A.D. Nesnas, J.A. Edlund, A. Wu, T. Oliver, J. Cecava, "Axel: A Minimalist Tethered Rover for Exploration of Extreme Planetary Terrains," IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 44-52, Dec. 2009. (paper 550 KB)

Conference Papers

I.A.D. Nesnas, P. Abad-Manterola, J.A. Edlund, J.W. Burdick, "Axel Mobility Platform for Steep Terrain Excursions on Planetary Surfaces," IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, March 2008. (paper 1.77MB, slides 31MB)

P. Abad-Manterola, J.W. Burdick, I.A.D. Nesnas, J. Cecava, "Wheel Design and Tension Analysis for the Tethered Axel Rover on Extreme Terrain," IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, March 2009. (paper 2.3MB)

P. Abad-Manterola. J.W. Burdick, I.A.D. Nesnas, S. Chinchali, C. Fuller, X. Zhou, "Axel Rover Paddle Wheel Design, Efficiency, and Sinkage on Deformable Terrain," IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 2010. (paper 974KB)