A digital computer program was generated for use on the IBM 370/165 to evaluate the dynamic characteristics of the tracked air cushion research vehicle. The manual provides a summary review of the analytical basis, the construction of the computer program and the necessary instructions for the use of the program. The analytical model is formulated with the primary objective of obtaining vehicle ride qualities. The major vehicle components (body, chassis, guidance cushions and levitation cushions) supported by the vehicle suspension system are represented in a dynamic mathematical model with a maximum of twenty degrees of freedom. The non-linear response of this model to rigid and flexible guideway excitations, turn and superelevation excitations, and aerodynamic forces are obtained using numerical integration.
Tracked Air Cushion Research Vehicle - Dynamics Simulation Program User's Manual
1972
210 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Road Transportation , Ground effect machines , Digital simulation , Mechanical guides , Suspension systems(Vehicles) , Excitation , Aerodynamic forces , Equations of motion , Mathematical models , Computer programs , Dynamic response , TACV(Tracked Air Cushion Vehicles) , Tracked air cushion vehicles , IBM 360 computers , IBM 165 computers , Guideways
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