Tiny Rover
by Kerminator
uploaded 2021-04-27
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SPH
mod rover
#stock #rover #small #crewed

Details

  • Type: SPH
  • Class: rover
  • Part Count: 20
  • Mods: 3
  • KSP: 1.11.2

Very cheap and light. The low part count makes it ideal for a build on site rover mission. I made it as low mass as possible so it could fit in a SEQ-24 container. Also NFE is not required, I don’t know why KerbalX put that there. I removed the parts that belong to that mod. If anyone uses stock only can you get back to me on whether it works?

Mods

  • Near Future Construction
  • Squad (stock)
  • nearfutureexploration

Details

Its a small 20 part rover that I invented while designing stowable rovers for my career game. It uses a cubic strut as the chassis and is built up of batteries. In the pictures you may notice some small batteries but there are removed in the final version as they are not stock and I wanted to make this accessible to everyone.

Because of its low mass and small part count, it can be taken apart and placed in a Seq-24 storage container, then rebuilt on the surface of the planet or moon you are visiting.

In terms of performance, it can travel at a comfortable speed of 9.4 m/s but a bit of pushing will put it at 10.6 m/s. It has poor handling and either doesn’t turn quickly enough or turns too far, but its great stability makes up for its poor turning.

Stability

As I said before, it does have very good stability. On very sharp turns it will hold itself up, and is very hard to flip. It also can stop very quickly. I tested by having it go at 10 m/s then activated the brakes. It did flip slightly but I was able to push it upright. One warning, if you push it upright it likes to try to run so I would be careful doing that.

After doing this it did not flip, but stayed up right on its wheels like this. I was able to push it upright again

Batteries/Science

In terms of batteries, it has about 700 units of EC and its small solar panel is capable of slowing the EC loss to a trickle. Very few rechargings will be needed. It also has 2 thermometers and a barometer but you can switch those out. Later versions now have an antenna. If you want more science or are traveling to Jool or beyond, you may want to replace the solar panel with an RTG.

Performance

Top speed: 10.6 m/s

Mass: (not sure yet, I’ll look it up in a bit)

Parts: 20

Class: Rover

Handling: Poor - Medium

Stability: Great

Craft Info

A tiny rover capable of being built on surface or dropped out of a capsule. Remove the solar panel and place it on if you go with the pre-built version

A mod rocket called Tiny Rover. Built with 20 of the finest parts, its root part is truss-micro-02.

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