Improved Performance Band Track Program: Test Report

Abstract

A seventeen inch lightweight improved performance band track was developed for use on the Automotive Test Rig (ATR), a 14 ton amphibious vehicle, under contract to the David Taylor Naval Ship R&D Center. The track was designed utilizing corrosion resistant materials to perform in a marine environment. Using data obtained from a laboratory test, a track was fabricated and installed on a M113 surrogate test vehicle. The performance testing has shown the track's noise and rolling resistance performance advantages as compared to current block tracks. The track has completed 500 miles of endurance testing with no failures or performance problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA204380

Entities

People

  • S. Fox
  • S. W. Miller

Organizations

  • AAI Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Corrosion Resistance
  • Data Acquisition
  • Design Criteria
  • Drive Sprockets
  • Engineering
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Working
  • Stress Corrosion
  • Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • Structural Integrity
  • Structural Properties
  • Teeth
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tracked Vehicles
  • Wear Resistance

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Software Engineering