Terramechanics and Off-Road Vehicle Engineering

J.Y. Wong has been engaged in research and development in the field off-road mobility for over five decades. Many of his research findings have found wide applications in industry, including the software packages developed under his direction for predicting tracked and wheeled vehicle performance on terrestrial and extra-terrestrial terrains. In recognition of his significant contributions to the field, he has been presented with many awards by learned societies, including the George Stephenson Prize and Starley Premium Award (twice) by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, U.K. He is presently on the editorial/advisory boards of a number of leading international journals in vehicle engineering. He is an internationally recognized leading expert in the field of ground vehicle mobility.

PrefacesConversion FactorsNomenclature1. Introduction2. Modelling of Terrain Behaviour3. Measurement of Terrain Properties4. Characterization of the Response of Terrains to Normal and Repetitive Loadings5. Characterization of the Shearing Behaviour of Terrains6. Performance of Off-Road Vehicles7. Methods for Evaluating Tracked Vehicle Performance8. Computer-Aided Method NTVPM for Evaluating the Performance of Vehicles with Flexible Tracks9. Applications of the Computer-Aided Method NTVPM to Parametric Analysis of Vehicles with Flexible Tracks10. Computer-Aided Method RTVPM for Evaluating the Performance of Vehicles with Long-pitch Link Tracks11. Methods for Evaluating Wheeled Vehicle Performance12. Computer-Aided Method NWVPM for Evaluating the Performance of Tyres and Wheeled VehiclesReferencesIndex