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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/37921| Title: | Vehicle mobility on highly organic soils |
| Authors: | Parker, Michael W. Stott, Alexander R. Bodie, Mark O. Frankenstein, Susan Shoop, Sally A. (Sally Annette) |
| Keywords: | Peat Organic Soil Vehicle mobility Tracked vehicle |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Miscellaneous Paper (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC/CRREL MP-20-8 |
| Abstract: | Current political climates have generated a renewed interest in the northern regions of the world. These areas are known to have soft marshy peat, highly organic soils, and cold harsh winter climates. Currently vehicle mobility modeling capability on this terrain is limited and existing studies do not include current military vehicles. This work presents mobility experiments of current military vehicles at multiple field sites containing peat or highly organic soils that can eventually be used to improve mobility modeling on these soils. Field work is being conducted during multiple seasons including winter, spring, and summer. The vehicle traction, motion resistance, and hard surface rolling resistance of an instrumented High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and a Small Unit Support Vehicle (SUSV) were examined. The first is a common multi-purpose vehicle and the second is a vehicle designed to operate in these types of environments. Preliminary analysis of the field test results will be discussed in this paper. |
| Description: | Miscellaneous Paper |
| Gov't Doc #: | ERDC/CRREL MP-20-8 |
| Rights: | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/37921 http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/37921 |
| Appears in Collections: | Miscellaneous Paper |
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