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Abstract. The transmissions and drivelines for many wheeled and, especially, tracked
military vehicles have diverged considerably from those of their civilian
counterparts over the last 40 years. The high performance, good
cross-country mobility and 'drivability' demanded by military users in a
tracked vehicle have lead to complex, sophisticated and specialized transmissions,
which are usually produced in small numbers and often owe
little to commercial practice. Economic constraints on defense procurement and
recent developments in the commercial sector have narrowed the technology
gap but, as yet, resulted in little collaboration between the
two fields. This paper reviews the development of transmissions for
tracked military vehicles and examines the potential for greater cross-fertilization
and collaborative development. It is considered that, especially for lighter
vehicles such as armored personnel carriers, it would be technically
feasible and economically beneficial to synthesize military transmissions largely from
commercial hardware.
Related topics:
transmission, armored vehicle design, tracked vehicles, mobility
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