Under the provisions of the National Security Act of 1947, the United States Marine Corps is authorized to pursue the development of unique equipment that is peculiar to their primary mission of conducting the amphibious assault. In this regard and with the technical assistance of the United States Navy, the Marine Corps has fielded numerous, successful, assault amphibians in support of their global commitment to the projection and forcible entry of naval forces ashore. The assault amphibian vehicle (generally known as the Landing Vehicle Tracked or LVT) represents various technological challenges due to the ever increasing emphasis placed upon survivability and mobility aspects. In view of these seemingly divergent criteria, it has become a prudent effort on the part of amphibian developers to explore new and emerging technologies. Keywords: Tracked vehicle design, Tracked amphibians, Test bed, Hydrostatic drive system, Hydropneumatic suspension system, Water-jets, Micro-computer control, Hydraulics, Land mobility, Water mobility. (jes)


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    Title :

    Automotive Test Rig Final Design Report. Volume 1. Design and Fabrication


    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    413 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English