RECONFIGURABLE WHEEL-TRACK ASSEMBLY WITH BOWTIE CONFIGURATION

The Reconfigurable Wheel-Track (RWT) device is a novel mechanism that allows a wheel to transform into a track, and vice versa. The wheel mode allows a vehicle to travel quickly over smooth and semi-rough terrain, then, on-the-fly, transform rapidly into a powered track mode for crossing extreme ter...

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Hauptverfasser:	MUTSCHLER, Edward, GLISSON, Matthew, APOSTOLOPOULOS, Dimitrios, PANTALEO, Richard
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS CASTORS INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS MOTOR VEHICLES PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRAILERS TRANSPORTING VEHICLE WHEELS VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	The Reconfigurable Wheel-Track (RWT) device is a novel mechanism that allows a wheel to transform into a track, and vice versa. The wheel mode allows a vehicle to travel quickly over smooth and semi-rough terrain, then, on-the-fly, transform rapidly into a powered track mode for crossing extreme terrain. The reconfigurable wheeltrack device comprises several main components: an outer tire/tread, a drive mechanism for driving the tread when in track mode and a reconfiguration mechanism that facilitates the transformation from wheel mode to track mode and vice versa. The reconfigurable wheel-track includes sensing, actuation, and controls to facilitate efficient and effective transitions, and securely maintain each wheel and track shape.