HighlightsA transformable wheel used in amphibious all-terrain vehicle was designed.A novel mechanism was designed to realize the transform process.The kinematics characteristics of transformable wheel were studied.The finite element model of the wheel-terrain interaction was established.

    AbstractConventional ground-wheeled vehicles usually have poor trafficability, low efficiency, a large amount of energy consumption and possible failure when driving on soft terrain. To solve this problem, this paper presents a new design of transformable wheels for use in an amphibious all-terrain vehicle. The wheel has two extreme working statuses: unfolded walking-wheel and folded rigid wheel. Furthermore, the kinematic characteristics of the transformable wheel were studied using a kinematic method. When the wheel is unfolded at walking-wheel status, the displacement, velocity and acceleration of the wheel with different slip rates were analyzed. The stress condition is studied by using a classic soil mechanics method when the transformable wheel is driven on soft terrain. The relationship among wheel traction, wheel parameters and soil deformation under the stress were obtained. The results show that both the wheel traction and trafficability can be improved by using the proposed transformable wheel. Finally, a finite element model is established based on the vehicle terramechanics, and the interaction result between the transformable wheel and elastic–plastic soil is simulated when the transformable wheel is driven at different unfold angles. The simulation results are consistent with the theoretical analysis, which verifies the applicability and effectiveness of the transformable wheel developed in this paper.


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    Title :

    Design and development of a new transformable wheel used in amphibious all-terrain vehicles (A-ATV)


    Contributors:
    Xie, Xiaolin (author) / Gao, Feng (author) / Huang, Chuan (author) / Zeng, Wen (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2016-11-05


    Size :

    17 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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