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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/12303| Title: | Predicting wheeled vehicle motion resistance in shallow snow |
| Authors: | Blaisdell, George L. |
| Keywords: | Mathematical prediction Vehicles Motion Wheels Resistance Shallow depth Snowfields Trafficability Mathematical analysis Mathematical models |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Special report (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 81-30. |
| Description: | Special Report Abstract: A vehicle traveling through snow is required to expend a greater amount or energy than is necessary when traveling on a rigid surface. Visually, this energy difference can be explained by the formation of a rut. Various attempts have been made in the past to equate the energy of compaction to vehicle motion resistance. However, many of the previous models use information gathered through the application of a vertical force (with a plate-sinkage device) to predict the horizontal motion resisting force. In an attempt to more accurately quantify the relationship between snow compaction and vehicle motion resistance, a vectorial analysis of compaction by a wheel is performed. A method for separating the compaction due to vehicle weight and forward thrust (horizontal propulsion) is suggested. Two methods of using this compaction force breakdown with field-generated data are proposed for the calculation of vehicle motion resistance in shallow snow. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/12303 |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Report |
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| SR-81-30.pdf | 5.24 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |