Steerability Analysis of Tracked Vehicles: Theory and User's Guide for Computer Program TVSTEER

摘要

This report is a user's guide for the computer program TVSTEER, which predicts the steering performance of high-mobility/agility tracked vehicles in environments ranging from very soft soils to hard surfaces. In addition to a listing of the program (Appendix A), the report contains a glossary of the important variable names (Appendix B), typical sets of input and output data, a brief flowchart, and 10 sample runs. Appendix C describes a field direct shear device for use in measuring those engineering properties of soil which are required by the program TVSTEER. Appendix D is a notation. (Author)