Rocker bogie suspension were developed by NASA (Spent ton's of dough) to climb obstacles twice the size of one of it wheels.

What do you think? The future of rock crawling or a total waste of the tax payers money?

It looks freaking bizzare, but it also looks like it could climb boulders very easily.


http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/mobility.html

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Circuit/2300/hund1.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Circuit/2300/hund.htm



These are of different small rovers with rocker bogie suspension

http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/images/spacecraft/pathfinder/sojourner/dev/sojdev3.html

http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/images/spacecraft/pathfinder/sojourner/dev/rocky3-1.html

there were two that were 4x4 if you search some. Notice the di,emsions they are all very wide. Scaled up I think thye would be wider than hummers.

They appear to be wide, however that likely has more to do with the apparently relatively massive payload and high COG due to the payload placement...

With all the buggies being built, it would seam that the suspension is do-able, it could be part of the cage. However it requires hydraulics to drive the wheels. this could be a costly investment. but probably Cheaper than JR's axles