Evaluation of Ground Pressure, Bearing Capacity, and Sinkage in Rigid-Flexible Tracked Vehicles on Characterized Terrain in Laboratory Conditions.

ABSTRACT: Trafficability gives tracked vehicles adaptability, stability, and propulsion for various purposes, including deep-sea research in rough terrain. Terrain characteristics affect tracked vehicle mobility. This paper investigates the soil mechanical interaction dynamics between rubber-tracked vehicles and sedimental soils through controlled laboratory-simulated experiments. Focusing on Bentonite and Diatom sedimental soils, which possess distinct shear properties from typical land soils, the study employs innovative user-written subroutines to characterize mechanical models linked to the RecurDyn simulation environment. The experiment is centered around a dual-tracked crawler, which in itself represents a fully independent vehicle. A new three-dimensional multi-body dynamic simulation model o

SUBMITTER: Rauf O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10975934 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature