Steering of Tracked Combat Vehicles

Grouping by Cornering Principle, Speed Conditions during Cornering and Forces on the Driving Wheels

doi: 10.32562/mkk.2023.1.9

Abstract

The choice and application of a steering solution with the right design can have a decisive influence on the combat characteristics of tracked combat vehicles. This study investigates the speed, power and performance relationships in the steering of tracked combat vehicles.

Keywords:

tracked combat vehicle steering steering apparatus turning turning in place hydrostatic-hydrodynamic system

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