Overcoming vertical obstacles and ditches by car and wheeled tractor

Functional dependencies between all relevant parameters of wheeled vehicles of different drive types and driving conditions with maximum height of obstacle and width of ditch are obtained for the first time. The dependencies allow to ensure at the design stage the optimum axle weight distribution of machine for specified operating conditions, and thus maximum possible traction force and cross-country ability. The influence of resistance of motion on cross-country ability of wheeled vehicle is shown by specific example.

overcoming, vertical obstacle, ditch, all-wheel drive vehicle, rear-wheel drive vehicle, front-wheel drive vehicle, maximum height, functional dependence, driving conditions, optimum axle weight distribution, traction force, cross-country ability