Abstract
The objectives of this paper are to develop the equations of motion of tracked vehicles with independent suspension equipment and to predict the characteristics of cross motion of the vehicles on a slope. An analytical model that involved sliding and handling behaviors of the vehicle on a slope was proposed and verfied experimentally by using scale model tests. As the results, the validity of the numerical model was experimentally verified, and it was clarified that the characteistics of tracked vehicle in crossing a slope were affected considerably by the inclined angle, the position of center of gravity, the frictional coefficient of track-ground contact and the load distribution under road wheel.
