Prediction of Vibration in Bandtrack Driven Military Vehicles

摘要

Analytical methods for predicting the vibration levels in bandtrack driven military tracked vehicles will be de-scribed, contrasted and compared. These methods will range from parametric models superimposed upon existing dynamic simulation models to first principle models developed from direct measurement of suspension and bandtrack geometry physi-cal properties. The first principle models are implemented in a multi-body dynamics computer code for mechanical system simulation and used for predicting both vibration, track retention, and rolling resistance.