Bahareh Ghotbi
Papers
8
Total Citations
96
H-Index
5
About
Bahareh Ghotbi’s research lies at the intersection of terramechanics and mobile robotics, with a focus on how wheeled robots—particularly planetary exploration rovers—navigate soft, unstructured terrain. Her work systematically unpacks the complex physics of wheel/terrain interaction, addressing how factors like internal force distribution, gravity, and normal force dispersion affect vehicle mobility. Her most cited paper (2016, 37 citations) introduces a method for evaluating mobility by analyzing internal force distribution, a critical insight for optimizing rover performance on loose soil. Another key contribution (2019, 16 citations) extends these models to non-terrestrial gravitational fields, directly supporting future lunar and Martian missions. Ghotbi’s novel conceptual framework for rover analysis (2014, 13 citations) and her early vehicle-terrain interaction models (2012, 12 citations) have provided foundational tools for the robotics community. Her sensitivity analysis (2011) further addresses practical challenges by quantifying how soil parameter estimation errors impact simulation accuracy. Through this body of work, Ghotbi has advanced the design of more resilient, high-mobility rovers for extreme environments, making her research essential reading for engineers tackling locomotion in the solar system’s most challenging terrains.
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- 2Effect of gravity in wheel/terrain interaction models16 citations · 2019
- 3A novel concept for analysis and performance evaluation of wheeled rovers13 citations · 2014
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- 5Mobility Assessment of Wheeled Robots Operating on Soft Terrain7 citations · 2016
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- 7Sensitivity Analysis of Mobile Robots for Unstructured Environments3 citations · 2011
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