{"title":"Development of an artificial neural network model with graphical user interface for predicting contact area of bias-ply tractor tyres on firm surface","authors":"Rajesh Yadav, Hifjur Raheman","doi":"10.1016/j.jterra.2023.01.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2023.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50023,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Terramechanics","volume":"107 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49889549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Terramechanics models augmented by machine learning representations","authors":"Eric Karpman , Jozsef Kövecses , Marek Teichmann","doi":"10.1016/j.jterra.2023.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jterra.2023.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The field of terramechanics focuses largely on two types of simulation approaches. First, the classical semi-empirical methods that rely on empirically determined soil parameters and equations to calculate the soil reaction forces acting on a wheel, track or tool. One major drawback to these methods is that they are only valid under steady-state conditions. The more flexible modelling approaches are discrete or finite element methods (DEM, FEM) that discretize the soil into elements. These computationally demanding approaches do away with the steady state assumption at the cost of including more model parameters that can be difficult to accurately tune. Model-free approaches in which machine learning algorithms are used to predict soil reaction forces have been explored in the past, but the use of these models comes at the cost of the valuable insight that the semi-empirical models provide. In this work, we presume that in a dynamic simulation, the soil reaction forces can be divided into a steady state component that can be captured using semi-empirical models and a dynamic component that cannot. We propose an augmented modelling approach in which a neural network is trained to predict the dynamic component of the reaction forces. We explore how this theory can be applied to the simulation of a soil-cutting blade using the Fundamental Earthmoving Equation and of a wheel driving over soft soil using the Bekker wheel-soil model.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50023,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Terramechanics","volume":"107 ","pages":"Pages 75-89"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48967126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a mathematical model for determining the draft force of ard plow in silt clay soil","authors":"Thomas Gebre , Zewdu Abdi , Amana Wako , Teshome Yitbarek","doi":"10.1016/j.jterra.2022.11.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jterra.2022.11.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50023,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Terramechanics","volume":"106 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49891873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improvement of the design of the plow-subsoiler-fertilizer to increase soil fertility","authors":"Nikolay Romanyuk , Valery Ednach , Sayakhat Nukeshev , Irina Troyanovskaya , Sergey Voinash , Marat Kalimullin , Viktoriia Sokolova","doi":"10.1016/j.jterra.2023.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jterra.2023.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The use of intensive technologies for the cultivation of agricultural crops provides for the application of fertilizers in the process of tillage. This reduces the compaction of the soil, increases its fertility and the quality of the crop. The purpose of these studies is to develop a universal working tool that allows you to combine several technological operations in one pass of the unit. The authors have developed an original design of a plow-subsoiler-fertilizer. This combined working body includes a reversible plow and a vibratory subsoiler with fertilizer ducts. This solution allows you to combine the application of fertilizers when plowing the field, loosening the subsoil layer and mixing the soil. As a result of the work, the dependences of the geometric dimensions of the structure on the traction resistance to movement in the soil were obtained. To implement the developed idea into a real design, the main parameters of the plow-subsoiler-fertilizer are determined. Particular attention is paid to the calculation of the spring mechanism that ensures the vibration of the subsoiler. The optimal number and location of belleville springs in the block and shock absorber were selected, at which the subsoiler will perform self-oscillations with a given amplitude.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50023,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Terramechanics","volume":"106 ","pages":"Pages 89-93"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47965704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chengwei Zhu , Ye Zhuang , Weiguang Fan , Zhenxin Long , Shuyu Zhang
{"title":"A novel evaluation method for rolling energy losses of tacked vehicle road wheels using experimental modal analysis","authors":"Chengwei Zhu , Ye Zhuang , Weiguang Fan , Zhenxin Long , Shuyu Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jterra.2022.12.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jterra.2022.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A novel evaluation method for rolling energy losses of road wheels of tracked vehicle is proposed, in which damping of road wheel surface is identified based on single vibration excitation and single point picking up frequency response function using a simplified modal experiment with an acceleration sensor. Three road wheels of tracked vehicle with different tread rubber are utilized as specimens during the modal experiments. The half power bandwidth method is employed to identify the viscous damping parameters. The damping parameters of road wheels are ranked by their values, and then these values of every road wheels are compared with their corresponding rolling energy losses to validate their correlative relationship. Moreover, the nonlinear deformation and stiffness of road wheels are investigated about their correlation with the rolling energy losses through model development and experimental validation. The results prove that the damping ratios of road wheels are correlated well with the rolling energy losses for all the three road wheels. The proposed evaluation method could effectively evaluate the rolling energy losses of road wheels, which suggests a simplified and economical alternative over the conventional rolling energy losses experimental method of road wheels.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50023,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Terramechanics","volume":"106 ","pages":"Pages 47-56"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44341832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vladimir V. Vantsevich , David J. Gorsich , Dmytro O. Volontsevych , Ievhenii A. Veretennikov , Jesse R. Paldan , Lee Moradi
{"title":"Vehicle design for terrain mobility: A modeling technique of powertrain power conversion and realization","authors":"Vladimir V. Vantsevich , David J. Gorsich , Dmytro O. Volontsevych , Ievhenii A. Veretennikov , Jesse R. Paldan , Lee Moradi","doi":"10.1016/j.jterra.2023.01.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jterra.2023.01.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Vehicle terrain mobility characteristics, provided by the powertrain and running gear, are realized in dynamic interactions between the wheels and terrain. Approaches to modeling and simulation of vehicle-terrain interaction and mobility characteristics as well as engineering approaches to design powertrain sub-systems together pre-determine a vehicle’s technical success or failure before it touches the ground. This article develops a vehicle mobility design technique, applicable to both manned and unmanned platforms, concerned with powertrain power conversion and realization in tire-terrain interactions. The modeling component is based on multi-drive-wheel vehicle longitudinal dynamics combined with terramechanics and powertrain characteristics. The approach advances the conventional dynamic factor by introducing the conjoint effect of the engine, transmission, and driveline system on vehicle traction and acceleration performance in terrain conditions where circumferential wheel forces and tire slippages may differ from each other. The vehicle design component of the proposed technique introduces drivetrain, driveline, and powertrain design factors that assess the influence of the drivetrain and driveline systems on traction, acceleration performance, power conversion, and realization at the wheels. The vehicle-design-for-mobility technique is completed by examining indices of mobility margins and performance. An analysis of several 8x8 armored personal carriers and 4x4 off-road vehicles illustrates the proposed technique.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50023,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Terramechanics","volume":"106 ","pages":"Pages 75-88"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48192585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yansong Liu , Yingchun Qi , Dong Pan , Zhen Chen , Baofeng Yuan , Meng Zou
{"title":"Gradeability of ‘Zhu Rong’ Mars rover based on the simulated Martian terrain","authors":"Yansong Liu , Yingchun Qi , Dong Pan , Zhen Chen , Baofeng Yuan , Meng Zou","doi":"10.1016/j.jterra.2023.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jterra.2023.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Due to the long-term weathering and erosion climate, many craters terrains on the surface of Mars are covered with loose weathered sedimentary debris, and Mars rovers traversing these slope-like terrains with soft soils will easily slip or even sink, and may affect the survey missions. Therefore, it is important to study the climbing ability of Mars rovers for Mars exploration missions. This work testes the climbing capability of 'Zhurong' Mars rover based on active–passive suspensions under the simulated Martian terrain and soil parameters were adequately measured. The maximum climbing distance (MCD), slip rate, power, current, energy, and efficiency are analyzed to explore the climbing abilities under different climbing methods, soil states and dynamic parameters (speeds, angular velocity) settings. The test results show that the peristaltic mode is able to continue climbing after a direct climb failure, and the MCD per period is influenced by angular velocity. The power and current data can effectively reflect the difficulty of the rover climbing. Under the same dynamic parameters, the greater the slip rate of the rover, the larger the output power and current. In addition, the speed should be minimized to prolong the climbing distance, no matter it is direct or peristaltic climbing.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50023,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Terramechanics","volume":"106 ","pages":"Pages 57-73"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48131529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Upper-bound solutions for the soil thrust of clay under a track system in 3D conditions","authors":"Sang Inn Woo , Sung-Ha Beak","doi":"10.1016/j.jterra.2022.11.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jterra.2022.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study proposes a quick and reliable method for estimating the soil thrust in clay ground for a tracked vehicle based on limit analysis in three-dimensional conditions. With respect to the shape and location of failure surfaces in clayey ground, block, triangular wedge, and trapezoidal wedge failure modes were considered. Between the upper-bound solutions from the different failure modes, the least upper-bound solution was proposed as the soil thrust. To verify the proposed solution, it was compared to the model test and numerical simulations for a track system over model clay ground. The proposed upper-bound solution is expected to produce a reliable soil thrust quickly in real time, especially for submerged heavy-weight remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50023,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Terramechanics","volume":"105 ","pages":"Pages 41-51"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43422288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaodong Guo , Jizhou Han , Jingyu Li , Zhoubo Wang , Zhenhai Zhang , Xiao Kang , Wei Zhu , Hongbin Deng
{"title":"Water hazard detection: A 20-year review","authors":"Xiaodong Guo , Jizhou Han , Jingyu Li , Zhoubo Wang , Zhenhai Zhang , Xiao Kang , Wei Zhu , Hongbin Deng","doi":"10.1016/j.jterra.2022.11.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jterra.2022.11.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Obstacle detection is a complex task involving detection of obstacle features, identification of appropriate sensor and environmental conditions. The development of water hazard detection in the past two decades can be regarded as a microcosm of the history of typical obstacle detection. This review provides an extensive study of water hazard detection papers spanning a quarter-century (the 1990 s to 2021). The review mainly focuses on the width of water hazards, features of water hazards, sensor types for the detection of water hazards, and environmental light. This paper analyses and summarizes the research overview and status of some research institutions in the field over the past 20 years, hoping to provide some reference for UGV water hazard detection. In addition, the existing water hazard detection problems are summarized, and future development trends are proposed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50023,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Terramechanics","volume":"105 ","pages":"Pages 53-66"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44991875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noor Amira Ilyanie Ruslan, Noor Hafizah Amer, Khisbullah Hudha, Zulkiffli Abdul Kadir, Saiddi Ali Firdaus Mohamed Ishak, Syed Mohd Fairuz Syed Dardin
{"title":"Modelling and control strategies in path tracking control for autonomous tracked vehicles: A review of state of the art and challenges","authors":"Noor Amira Ilyanie Ruslan, Noor Hafizah Amer, Khisbullah Hudha, Zulkiffli Abdul Kadir, Saiddi Ali Firdaus Mohamed Ishak, Syed Mohd Fairuz Syed Dardin","doi":"10.1016/j.jterra.2022.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jterra.2022.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper provides a review of path tracking strategies used in autonomous vehicle control design. Several elements of modelling process and path tracking control are examined, including the vehicle model implemented, the path tracking control algorithms used, and the criteria for evaluating the controller's performance. Path tracking control is classified into several forms based on its methodology and linearity. Vehicle models are grouped into numerous types based on the linearity and the intended behaviour to be observed. This study explores each of these strategy in terms of the applicability and disadvantages/advantages. The main challenges in the field of path tracking control are defined and future research directions are offered based on the critical reviews. Based on the entire review, a model-based controller based on a linear vehicle model and assessed with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) is suggested. This review is aimed to serve as a starting point for determining which controllers to use in path tracking control development for an autonomous tracked vehicle.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50023,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Terramechanics","volume":"105 ","pages":"Pages 67-79"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45861247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}