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Old 12-03-2005, 02:13 AM   #6
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quote:Originally posted by n1das

One thing that would have to be changed to make a moon-roving segway possible is the tires/wheels. The air-filled tires would literally explode in the vacuum of space.
Tweels may be perfect for this application!
due to vacuum and high (day) - low (night) moon temperature, the MoonSegway must have metallic wheels (like Apollo rovers) with some "nails" to have a good "grip" on moon surface

also, the better design fo a MoonSegway, may be the four wheel Centaur

I think that the most interesting part of Segway's technology (very good for moonrovers!) is its gyroscope based self-balancing, because it may give to moonrovers the ability to run in an unknown surface and RESUME from difficult situation thanks to its ability to move with four or only two wheels

Segway may design a moonrover able to meet the unknown lunar surface!

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