Military Vehicle Transmission

The main aim of this course is to give an outline of the requirements for, and principles of operation of the transmission systems used in military vehicles. Some of the salient design features of these transmissions are also discussed. Specifically, land vehicle platforms are covered in greatest detail since military land vehicles, especially tracked vehicles, have specialized transmission systems which are not found in commercial vehicles.
In this course, transmission systems found in both wheeled and tracked military vehicle drivelines are covered in considerable detail.

The course will cover the design aspects of various key military driveline components which include hydrokinetic couplings, Friction clutches, shafts, bearings, gears and step-less transmission. The course will also use example design analysis with existing military driveline data or representative military component data to reinforce the fundamental concepts covered in lectures. This course would be beneficial to both the experienced engineers working in military vehicle drivelines as well as fresh engineers who are new to the area. This course is organized in two parts so that all the important aspects of the transmission systems are covered:

Military Vehicle Transmission Design Part 1 (Main topics covered)

Military Driveline overview, Assessment of necessary Power for the vehicle’s mobility, Transmission layouts and components, Power transfer to wheel/sprocket, Wheel vs Tracked Vehicle comparison (in terms of transmission layouts), Vehicle Braking Technology (both wheeled & tracked systems), Couplings – Friction Clutches, Couplings – Torque Converters, Gear Design, Change speed gearboxes, Differentials and all-wheel drives.

Military Vehicle Transmission Design Part 2 (Main topics covered)

Loads on gearbox synchromesh devices, Transmission shaft design, Steplessly variable transmission, Dual clutch transmission systems, Advanced topics on differentials, Electric powertrain, Hybrid powertrain, Tracked vehicle steering, Evaluation of steering performance & steering models, Wheeled vehicle steering, Case studies.