1993 Volume 55 Issue 5 Pages 11-18
In the previous papers the authors already have developed a mathematical model of steerability of tracked vehicles on a level ground, and have experimentally verified the validity of the model. It was disclosed from these analysis that the tracked vehicles have peculiar steering characteristics such as over steering and response delay at high speed.
This paper describes the theoretical and experimental analysis of the steering performance of tracked vehicles with wide tracks on an inclined ground. Theoretical results of trajectories and required tractive forces considerably coincide with the experimental results of the scale model. As the results, it is confirmed that the controllability and the stability of the tracked vehicle are significantly effected on inclined ground.
