Description
Engineering and design principles of off-road vehicles and air cushion technology. Topics include: mechanics of vehicle-terrain interaction - terramechanics, performance characteristics of off-road vehicles, steering of tracked vehicles, air cushion systems and their performance, applications of air cushion technology to transportation.
Prerequisites
- Prerequisite(s): MAAE 3004 and MATH 3705 .
Conditions and arrangements
- Prerequisite(s): MAAE 3004 and MATH 3705 .
- Lectures three hours a week.
Reference text in its original language
Engineering and design principles of off-road vehicles and air cushion technology. Topics include: mechanics of vehicle-terrain interaction - terramechanics, performance characteristics of off-road vehicles, steering of tracked vehicles, air cushion systems and their performance, applications of air cushion technology to transportation.
- Prerequisite(s): MAAE 3004 and MATH 3705 .
- Lectures three hours a week.
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