Steerability Analysis of Tracked Vehicles: Theory and User's Guide for Computer Program TVSTEER

Abstract

This report is a user's guide for the computer program TVSTEER, which predicts the steering performance of high-mobility/agility tracked vehicles in environments ranging from very soft soils to hard surfaces. In addition to a listing of the program (Appendix A), the report contains a glossary of the important variable names (Appendix B), typical sets of input and output data, a brief flowchart, and 10 sample runs. Appendix C describes a field direct shear device for use in measuring those engineering properties of soil which are required by the program TVSTEER. Appendix D is a notation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA172008

Entities

People

  • Donald E. Barnes
  • George Y. Baladi
  • Rebecca P. Berger

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Centrifugal Force
  • Classification
  • Cohesive Soils
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Curvature
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Internal Friction
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Shear Strength
  • Shear Stresses
  • Shear Tests

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.