Tracked Vehicle Running Gear and Suspension Systems
Tracked Vehicle Running Gear and Suspension Systems
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The running gear systems used on high speed, mainly military, tracked vehicles provide three essential functions. They are: the transmission of drive to a large number of road wheels; the distribution of the weight of the vehicle over a large area; and a large suspension displacement to allow high speeds over rough terrains. Most tracked vehicles use some form of hydraulic damper, either: telescopic; lever‐operated opposed piston; rotary vane; or built in to a hydrogas suspension unit. The chapter shows the running gear of the Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) and is typical of modern practice. Trailing suspension arms carry rubber‐tyre road wheels and operate transverse torsion bars which run across the floor of the vehicle. Transverse torsion bars take up space inside the vehicle and tend to raise the vehicle profile. Externally mounted suspensions are therefore often preferred, including the use of coil springs or hydrogas suspension units.
Dokumentinformationen
Tracked Vehicle Running Gear and Suspension Systems
High Speed Off‐Road Vehicles ; 1-22
2018-08-27
22 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch