Hi all,
I'm new to the forum. I'm doing some military-related research but I think you all could help me. I'm trying to figure out some terrain issues for infantry fighting vehicles. Basically, I'm wondering if tracks-over-wheels is a viable technology, or if you all in the construction/ag worlds are sticking with EITHER tracks OR wheels, depending on your terrain, and avoiding hybrid solutions? For militaries, tracks have a lot of appeal because they can support a lot of weight and therefore allow you to up armor your vehicle with a lot of protection. Also, in those rare instances when you are really facing a lot of muck, it's nice to have tracks. BUT... wheels are nice because they are cheaper and they allow you to get places a lot faster if you are on a reasonable surface. So I'm wondering if it's possible to get the best of both worlds...is tracks over wheels technology ready for prime time?
There is a company called TEREX that claims to be building tracks-over-wheels... (see http://ift.tt/2dEFVv0 )...BUT...do you all think this tech is really feasible? I can't figure out how this TEREX display would actually work. I mean, how do you steer an 8 by 8 with tracks over wheels? Don't you have to worry about the tracks staying on the tires, and also about hysteresis between the tracks and the tires? (and in the case of rubber tracks, chunking between tracks and tires?) is there a way to correct for this by doing skid/steer technology on an 8 by 8? Is there some other technology that would allow you to do tracks over wheels on an 8 by 8? DO you know of any companies that are doing this for civilian or mil applications? Thanks for your help!!! :)
I'm new to the forum. I'm doing some military-related research but I think you all could help me. I'm trying to figure out some terrain issues for infantry fighting vehicles. Basically, I'm wondering if tracks-over-wheels is a viable technology, or if you all in the construction/ag worlds are sticking with EITHER tracks OR wheels, depending on your terrain, and avoiding hybrid solutions? For militaries, tracks have a lot of appeal because they can support a lot of weight and therefore allow you to up armor your vehicle with a lot of protection. Also, in those rare instances when you are really facing a lot of muck, it's nice to have tracks. BUT... wheels are nice because they are cheaper and they allow you to get places a lot faster if you are on a reasonable surface. So I'm wondering if it's possible to get the best of both worlds...is tracks over wheels technology ready for prime time?
There is a company called TEREX that claims to be building tracks-over-wheels... (see http://ift.tt/2dEFVv0 )...BUT...do you all think this tech is really feasible? I can't figure out how this TEREX display would actually work. I mean, how do you steer an 8 by 8 with tracks over wheels? Don't you have to worry about the tracks staying on the tires, and also about hysteresis between the tracks and the tires? (and in the case of rubber tracks, chunking between tracks and tires?) is there a way to correct for this by doing skid/steer technology on an 8 by 8? Is there some other technology that would allow you to do tracks over wheels on an 8 by 8? DO you know of any companies that are doing this for civilian or mil applications? Thanks for your help!!! :)
Is it feasible to do tracks over wheels on an 8 x 8
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