Terramechanics and Off-Road Vehicle Engineering, 3rd Edition provides comprehensive and in-depth coverage of terrain behavior, mechanics of wheel- and track-terrain interaction, and various types of models for cross-country performance, ranging from empirical, through theoretical, to physics-based engineering models. The physics-based models for wheeled and tracked vehicle performance developed under the direction of Prof. J.Y. Wong have been gaining increasingly wider acceptance by industry and government agencies around the world. The mathematical models established for vehicle-terrain systems will enable the engineering practitioner to evaluate, on a rational basis, a wide range of options and to select an appropriate vehicle configuration for any given mission and environment.
This long-anticipated revision presents the fields’ significant developments over the past decade, both through updates to existing chapters and the inclusion of new material related to modelling applications in addition to a notable, state-of-the-art excursus on extra-terrestrial rovers.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Modelling of Terrain Behaviour - p. 23 3. Chapter 3 Measurement of Terrain Properties - p. 71 4. Chapter 4 Characterization of Terrain Behaviour—Bekker–Wong Terrain Parameters - p. 81 5. 4.1: Characterization of Response of Terrains to Normal Loadings and to Repetitive Normal Loadings - p. 82 6. 4.2: Characterization of Shearing Behaviour of Terrains - p. 122 7. References - p. 140 8. Chapter 5 Performance of Off-Road Vehicles - p. 141 9. Chapter 6 Methods for Evaluating Tracked Vehicle Performance - p. 175 10. Chapter 7 Simulation Model NTVPM for Evaluating Performance of Vehicles with Flexible Tracks - p. 207 11. Chapter 8 Applications of Simulation Model NTVPM to Parametric Analysis of Vehicles with Flexible Tracks - p. 241 12. 8.1: Effects of Track System Configuration and Initial Track Tension - p. 241 13. 8.2: Effects of Suspension Setting - p. 270 14. 8.3: Effects of Longitudinal Location of Centre of Gravity - p. 279 15. 8.4: Effects of Vehicle Total Weight - p. 289 16. 8.5: Effects of Track Width - p. 300 17. 8.6: Effects of Sprocket Location - p. 313 18. 8.7: Concept of a High-Mobility Tracked Vehicle for Operation on Soft Ground - p. 325 19. 8.8: Effects of Design Features on Performance of Two-Unit Articulated Vehicles - p. 327 20. 8.9: Analysis and Evaluation of Detracking Risks - p. 337 21. 8.10: Applications of NTVPM to Product Development in Off-Road Vehicle Industry - p. 351 22. 8.11: Applications of NTVPM to Predicting Performance of Robotic Track Systems - p. 358 23. 8.12: Concluding Remarks - p. 360 24. References - p. 366 25. Chapter 9 Simulation Model RTVPM for Evaluating Performance of Vehicles with Long-Pitch Link Tracks - p. 367 26. Chapter 10 Methods for Evaluating Wheeled Vehicle Performance - p. 403 27. Chapter 11 Simulation Model NWVPM for Evaluating Performance of Tyres (Wheels) and Wheeled Vehicles - p. 439 28. Chapter 12 Wheels vs. Tracks From Mobility Perspective and Mobility Metrics - p. 471 29. Chapter 13 Applications of Terramechanics to Evaluation of Extraterrestrial Rover Mobility - p. 485 30. References - p. 519 31. Index - p. 531
Terramechanics and Off-Road Vehicle Engineering, 3rd Edition provides comprehensive and in-depth coverage of terrain behavior, mechanics of wheel- and track-terrain interaction, and various types of models for cross-country performance, ranging from empirical, through theoretical, to physics-based engineering models. The physics-based models for wheeled and tracked vehicle performance developed under the direction of Prof. J.Y. Wong have been gaining increasingly wider acceptance by industry and government agencies around the world. The mathematical models established for vehicle-terrain systems will enable the engineering practitioner to evaluate, on a rational basis, a wide range of options and to select an appropriate vehicle configuration for any given mission and environment.
This long-anticipated revision presents the fields’ significant developments over the past decade, both through updates to existing chapters and the inclusion of new material related to modelling applications in addition to a notable, state-of-the-art excursus on extra-terrestrial rovers.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Modelling of Terrain Behaviour - p. 23 3. Chapter 3 Measurement of Terrain Properties - p. 71 4. Chapter 4 Characterization of Terrain Behaviour—Bekker–Wong Terrain Parameters - p. 81 5. 4.1: Characterization of Response of Terrains to Normal Loadings and to Repetitive Normal Loadings - p. 82 6. 4.2: Characterization of Shearing Behaviour of Terrains - p. 122 7. References - p. 140 8. Chapter 5 Performance of Off-Road Vehicles - p. 141 9. Chapter 6 Methods for Evaluating Tracked Vehicle Performance - p. 175 10. Chapter 7 Simulation Model NTVPM for Evaluating Performance of Vehicles with Flexible Tracks - p. 207 11. Chapter 8 Applications of Simulation Model NTVPM to Parametric Analysis of Vehicles with Flexible Tracks - p. 241 12. 8.1: Effects of Track System Configuration and Initial Track Tension - p. 241 13. 8.2: Effects of Suspension Setting - p. 270 14. 8.3: Effects of Longitudinal Location of Centre of Gravity - p. 279 15. 8.4: Effects of Vehicle Total Weight - p. 289 16. 8.5: Effects of Track Width - p. 300 17. 8.6: Effects of Sprocket Location - p. 313 18. 8.7: Concept of a High-Mobility Tracked Vehicle for Operation on Soft Ground - p. 325 19. 8.8: Effects of Design Features on Performance of Two-Unit Articulated Vehicles - p. 327 20. 8.9: Analysis and Evaluation of Detracking Risks - p. 337 21. 8.10: Applications of NTVPM to Product Development in Off-Road Vehicle Industry - p. 351 22. 8.11: Applications of NTVPM to Predicting Performance of Robotic Track Systems - p. 358 23. 8.12: Concluding Remarks - p. 360 24. References - p. 366 25. Chapter 9 Simulation Model RTVPM for Evaluating Performance of Vehicles with Long-Pitch Link Tracks - p. 367 26. Chapter 10 Methods for Evaluating Wheeled Vehicle Performance - p. 403 27. Chapter 11 Simulation Model NWVPM for Evaluating Performance of Tyres (Wheels) and Wheeled Vehicles - p. 439 28. Chapter 12 Wheels vs. Tracks From Mobility Perspective and Mobility Metrics - p. 471 29. Chapter 13 Applications of Terramechanics to Evaluation of Extraterrestrial Rover Mobility - p. 485 30. References - p. 519 31. Index - p. 531
