Help with transporting rovers

[mordin86]

Hello Kerbonauts!

I have a one big problem in KSP and can't find an efficient solution: How exactly put rovers safely on the surfaces of the Mun/planets?

I mean how attach them to landers and easily deploy them after landing? I don't have any of my own designs to show you, I have failed in this department. But I would be very happy if you could show me how you do this, any tips and designs are welcome

[Atanar]

2 examples:

The first one has only parachutes cause it was for duna, but the principle stays the same if you'd put fuel tanks and engines where they are.

[Spartwo]

How big?you can have a rover drop from the bottom: http://i.imgur.com/XcDmZwK.png?1

or have a skycrane:stock rover

or the two above

or just put lots of parachutes on: http://i.imgur.com/ezU1iGn.png?1

or have two rotated 90 degrees on either side of the lander .

[entaran]

Build a spider lifter. I use one to drop anything big (if you do it right you can drop upto 3.5 metre wide sections with it which is a 2.5 metre bit with stuff hanging off it)

You need to get pretty creative with angles and it'll take you 2-3 goes to get one that has enough dv to actually drop something heavy in one piece (or you'll be debug menu infinite fuel!)

Sorry if the pics aren't that great but they'll give you an idea I guess.

[Levelord]

Mine is mainly for Planetary transport.... :I

It also has a teeny tiny personal rover to bring a single Kerbal out exploring. In this particular mission I visited a small water hole for a swim.

[Aragosnat]

Here is one of mine dispite the fact I had the wheels on wrong as well as it not being wide enough, not removing the front wheels off the brake key, and to light for Minmus:

Another way is to have it where the rover can drive off the lifter. I remember seeing someones thread they made for Duna doing exactly that. Basicly it was a box missing the sides where the rover could drive off of and the booster attacthed to the outside walls.

[SweetAbsinthe]

I usually attach my rovers to the delivery vehicle with decouplers, though you can use the clampotrons as well.

Here's my skycrane:

Side view showing decouplers.

Edited June 8, 2013 by SweetAbsinthe

[Keenan Smith]

Mine is mainly for Planetary transport.... :I

It also has a teeny tiny personal rover to bring a single Kerbal out exploring. In this particular mission I visited a small water hole for a swim.

can i get a .craft?

[mordin86]

A small rover drop from the bottom is the best solution for me I think, thank you all for your help. I will try to build my lander now