Performance measurement of a tracked vehicle system

To improve crossing ability, the most important performance factor for tracked vehicle systems operating on low-bearing capacity peats, and to minimize income losses that result from downtime and maintenance costs, a vehicle was designed in order to adapt to operating condition changes. This articl...

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Main Authors: Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Mohiuddin, A. K. M., Hossain, Altab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer New York LLC 2011
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/476/4/IJAT.pdf
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description To improve crossing ability, the most important performance factor for tracked vehicle systems operating on low-bearing capacity peats, and to minimize income losses that result from downtime and maintenance costs, a vehicle was designed in order to adapt to operating condition changes. This article describes the mobile performance of a novel vehicle with segmented rubber tracks on a low-bearing capacity peat. At an equivalent travelling speed, the novel vehicle’s tractive performance in a variable operating environment caused by changes in terrain cohesiveness and hydrodynamic responses was superior to that of the previous model. The new vehicle, which could be operated on the Sepang peat, showed a tractive effort of 42.2% of the gross vehicle weight in field experiments; the recommended minimum tractive effort is between 30 and 36% of the gross vehicle weight.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:4762013-06-21T01:13:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/476/ Performance measurement of a tracked vehicle system Rahman, Mohammed Ataur Mohiuddin, A. K. M. Hossain, Altab T Technology (General) To improve crossing ability, the most important performance factor for tracked vehicle systems operating on low-bearing capacity peats, and to minimize income losses that result from downtime and maintenance costs, a vehicle was designed in order to adapt to operating condition changes. This article describes the mobile performance of a novel vehicle with segmented rubber tracks on a low-bearing capacity peat. At an equivalent travelling speed, the novel vehicle’s tractive performance in a variable operating environment caused by changes in terrain cohesiveness and hydrodynamic responses was superior to that of the previous model. The new vehicle, which could be operated on the Sepang peat, showed a tractive effort of 42.2% of the gross vehicle weight in field experiments; the recommended minimum tractive effort is between 30 and 36% of the gross vehicle weight. Springer New York LLC 2011-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/476/4/IJAT.pdf Rahman, Mohammed Ataur and Mohiuddin, A. K. M. and Hossain, Altab (2011) Performance measurement of a tracked vehicle system. International Journal of Automotive Technology, 12 (4). pp. 503-512. ISSN 1229-9138 http://www.springerlink.com/content/5p04423h00318141/ DOI: 10.1007/s12239-011-0059-z
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