ATR (Automotive Test Rig) Design Criteria

Abstract

This report provides the Design Criteria for the Automotive Test Rig (ATR). The ATR is a 14 ton tracked Amphibious Test Vehicle to demonstrate the feasibility of hardware components. The ATR incorporated a retractable hydropneumatic suspension, wire link band track, two speed final drive, hydraulic drive train, and digital computer controller. Keywords: Road loads, Military vehicles, Trucks, Suspension, Hull, Turret, Vehicle mounted components, Structural loads, Watertightness; Fatigue design, Transportation loads, Human factors applied loads, Hand operated push-pull controls.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 05, 1984
Accession Number
ADA204980

Entities

Organizations

  • AAI Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Classification
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Computers
  • Corporations
  • Design Criteria
  • Digital Computers
  • Drives
  • Final Drives
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Military Vehicles
  • Safety Factor
  • Security
  • Test Vehicles
  • Transportation
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.