Feasibility Analysis and Evaluation of an Adaptive Tracked Vehicle Suspension and Control System

Abstract

This study shows that adaptive control of the jounce damping characteristics of the first and last wheel of a tracked vehicle can cause a significant improvement in performance. This improvement resulted in an overall 30 percent reduction in average pitching rate of the hull, as measured on the simulation of the MICV vehicle traversing the JEA bump course. Verification testing of the computer model with actual performance data of the MICV vehicle showed good correlation of peak amplitude and hull resonance. This data also confirmed that the actual dampers are working well below recommended levels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA023984

Entities

People

  • Robert M. Salemka
  • Ronald R. Beck

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Control Systems
  • Adaptive Systems
  • Amplitude
  • Base Lines
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Circuits
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Frequency
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Impedance
  • Resonance
  • Standards
  • Tracked Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).