Terramechanics and Off-Road Vehicle Engineering

Terrain Behaviour and Off-Road Mobility

J.Y. Wong

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Year: 2024
• Edition: 3
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443156151
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Agriculture
• Index: Technology & Engineering

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. - Provides a comprehensive introduction to the mechanics of vehicle-terrain interaction - Demonstrates through examples the application of computer-aided engineering methods to the parametric analysis of off-road vehicle performance - Covers the most recent advancements in the off-road vehicle industry, encompassing evaluation, design, development, and/or procurement of high-mobility equipment for the recreational, agricultural, construction, mining, military, and aerospace sectors

Table of contents

• Terramechanics and Off-Road Vehicle Engineering
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Modelling of Terrain Behaviour
• Chapter 3 Measurement of Terrain Properties
• Chapter 4 Characterization of Terrain Behaviour—Bekker–Wong Terrain Parameters
• Chapter 5 Performance of Off-Road Vehicles
• Chapter 6 Methods for Evaluating Tracked Vehicle Performance
• Chapter 7 Simulation Model NTVPM for Evaluating Performance of Vehicles with Flexible Tracks
• Chapter 8 Applications of Simulation Model NTVPM to Parametric Analysis of Vehicles with Flexible Tracks
• Chapter 9 Simulation Model RTVPM for Evaluating Performance of Vehicles with Long-Pitch Link Tracks
• Chapter 10 Methods for Evaluating Wheeled Vehicle Performance
• Chapter 11 Simulation Model NWVPM for Evaluating Performance of Tyres (Wheels) and Wheeled Vehicles
• Chapter 12 Wheels vs. Tracks From Mobility Perspective and Mobility Metrics
• Chapter 13 Applications of Terramechanics to Evaluation of Extraterrestrial Rover Mobility
• References
• Index