TY  - JOUR
AU  - Rahman, Ataur 
AU  - Yahya, Azmi 
AU  - Zohadie, Mohd. 
AU  - Ishak, Wan 
AU  - Ahmad, Desa 
PY  - 2005
TI  - Design Parameters Optimization Simulation of a Prototype Segmented Rubber Track Vehicle for Sepang Peat in Malaysia
JF  - American Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
DO  - 10.3844/ajassp.2005.655.671
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajassp.2005.655.671
AB  - This study describes a simulation model for studying the basic design parameters of a
special rubber track vehicle with rigid link tracks system on Sepang peat terrain in Malaysia. The
prototype parameters for a track system, including proper track width, ground contact length, pitch and
grouser height, idler diameter and location, sprocket diameter and location, road-wheel diameter and
geometrical arrangement, the ratio of the road-wheel spacing to track pitch and location of the center of
gravity to ensure good tractive performance. The vehicle track width significantly affects the vehicle
external motion resistance. The road-wheel spacing ensures the number of road-wheels and
significantly affects the vehicle external motion resistance. The vehicle traveling speed affects the
vehicle engine power requirement and vehicle steerability during turning on peat terrain. The simulated
performance results such as vehicle average motion resistance coefficient of 6.8 to 7.9%, drawbar pull
coefficient of 25.22 to 47% and the tractive efficiency of 74 to 77% for the vehicle slippage of 5 to
20% and indicate that the vehicle can meet the peat terrain field requirement with its optimal power
consumption.