Full-scale tests were carried out within the broader framework of a study of an operational mechanical mine clearance system. This system is made up of a tracked machine pushing a mine clearance plow that scarifies the soil to approximately 30 cm depth. This study examines the capacity of the tractor to move on a disturbed soil. This paper presents motion resistance tests and drawbar pull tests on four types of soil. The soils have been chosen to be scientifically representative of the broad distribution on our planet: a sand (frictional soil), a silt (cohesive soil), a silty gravel (coarse-grained soil), and a silty sand (cohesive soil). The tests are performed in two configurations: on compacted soils and on soils scarified with an experimental plow. The results of each test condition are described. The effects of the soil type, its state, and the speed of the tested vehicle are presented. Using these results and, in addition, full-scale tests of scarification, we present an operational analysis determining the mobility of a tracked vehicle on broken soil. This method makes it possible to calculate the maximum speed of a mechanical mine clearance system for the whole range of soils tested.


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    Title :

    Prediction of trafficability for tracked vehicle on broken soil: Real size tests


    Contributors:
    Benoit, O. (author) / Gotteland, P. (author) / Quibel, A. (author)

    Published in:

    Journal of Terramechanics ; 40 , 2 ; 135-160


    Publication date :

    2003


    Size :

    26 Seiten, 11 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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