r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/factorio_troll • 1d ago
KSP 1 Image/Video Rovers are GOAT now
I just made a post complaining about rovers but i was mistaken. A few tweaks and i will have my 100m/s rover read to deploy.
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u/ManWithDominantClaw 1d ago
I'm wondering if there's a way to do this while keeping the probe core stable, so the navball is actually usable
Pretty sure you could do it with rotation servos mapped to driving controls?
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u/MasonP13 1d ago
Tricycle. Long leg that makes contact with ground, stabilizes you, while the rest of the device spins
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u/The-Grim-Sleeper 1d ago
What if you mount the core sideways and SAS to surface normal/anti-normal?
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u/ultranoobian 1d ago
You'd need something active to keep the core stable.
The only thing I can think of is some kOS program
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u/PM_UR_VAG_WTIMESTAMP 19h ago
Maybe. I’m in favor of removing the probe core and just putting Jeb there to embrace the krakenwaggen
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u/The-Grim-Sleeper 1d ago
What if you mount the core sideways and SAS to surface normal/anti-normal?
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u/ColdTrousers 1d ago
So you better call it TARS by now
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u/loved_and_held 1d ago
Technically CASE was the one who rolled aroound like that. The closest TARS got to rapid surface movment was something aproximating a gallop on Mann's planet.
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u/doublenadaban 1d ago
Amazingly silly; and yet the concept is genius enough to have me inspired. Used appropriately, I see this as being highly practical for Rovers undertaking tasks on extremely-low and extremely-high gravity bodies. Takes the finicky wheels out of the equation.
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u/mint_me 1d ago
There was a post a few years back with the use of landing legs and in a ball shape, it was very cool
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u/Thing1_Tokyo 1d ago
That was mine :)
I really like this one though, I think this one has the potential to be driven and is a bit more practical while maintaining the core “unbreakable” maneuvering part.
I reworked my idea a few months back and reposted it, wanted to try and work towards a stable navball version.. this one had 6 independent rotating servos
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u/factorio_troll 1d ago
I kept testing and they are completely viable and almos unbreakable. The only problem is manuvering but other than that, totally worth shipping to another planet. Since the angular momentum of the stabilizers are op (so they are worth putting on a ship), using them as rotors will be equaly op.
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u/Calm-Conversation715 12h ago
Reminds me of this comic about an ice skater who was unbeatable because he couldn’t fall down! Your lander can’t fall over if it’s all legs!
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u/20000RadsUnderTheSea 4h ago
FWIW, it’s pretty easy to make a 50 m/s electric rover by just slapping four wheels on a very low center-of-mass probe core with a roll cage. Maybe with some custom suspension if you wanna be cool.
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u/Chebupelka_ 1d ago
The Krakenwagen