A new design method is proposed for a semi-tracked air-cushion vehicle for soft terrain by using a flexible bind, which offers more flexibility in designing. This paper describes the design principle focusing on optimizing the total power consumption of the vehicle. The relationships of load distribution and power consumption are analyzed. The prototype experiments showed that the proposed design can meet the demand of tractive and transport efficiency with its optimal state of using minimum total power consumption and meanwhile maintaining ride comfort.


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    Title :

    Study of Load Distribution for a Semi - Tracked Air - Cushion Vehicle


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:
    Chen, Bing-Cong (author) / Yu, Fan (author) / Chen, Jing (author) / Luo, Zhe (author)

    Conference:

    International Off-Highway & Powerplant Congress & Exposition ; 1999



    Publication date :

    1999-09-14




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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