A Terrain-Vehicle Model for Analysis of Steerability of Tracked Vehicles

Abstract

This paper discusses the design and development of high-mobility/ agility tracked combat vehicles. These vehicles are tested for increased battlefield survivability through the avoidance, by high-speed and violent maneuver, of hits by high-velocity projectiles and missiles. The interrelationship between the terrain factors (such as soil type, soil shear strength and compressibility, etc.) and the vehicle's characteristics (weight, track length and width, location of center of gravity, velocity, etc.) during steering are studied. Idealized mathematical models of the terrain-vehicle interactions are constructed. The accuracy and range of application of such models are determined from actual mobility experiments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA090360

Entities

People

  • Behzad Rohani
  • George Y. Baladi

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Centrifugal Force
  • Cohesive Soils
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Gravity
  • Load Distribution
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Shear Strength
  • Shear Stresses
  • Soil Models
  • Tracked Vehicles
  • Trajectories
  • Vehicles

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