The present status and future trends of electromechanical All-Wheel-Driven (AWD) propulsion, All-Wheel-Braked (AWB) dispulsion and All-Wheel-Activated (AWA) suspension for caterpillar tracks of Intelligent Main Battle Tanks (IMBT) is presented in the paper. The use of these new concept AWD propulsion, AWB dispulsion and AWA suspension spheres for caterpillar tracks opens up wide possibilities for improving fossil and non-fossil fuel economy, cutting initial and whole-life caterpillar-track costs, protecting the environment and bettering distribution of terrain thrust (gross tractive effort) as well as keeping both the net motion resistances of the caterpillar track and track sinkages (rut depth) low not only by increasing the speed of travel but also decreasing the rolling resistances of all the electromechanical motorized sprocket-, road- and tensioner-wheels etc.
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