Hybrid wheel and track vehicle drive system
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1. A vehicle drive system, comprising:
- a hybrid wheel and track system, having;
a drive wheel operably coupled to a motive source, the motive source for imparting rotational motion to the drive wheel, the drive wheel having an axis of rotation;
an idler wheel displaced from the drive wheel and rotationally coupled to the drive wheel by a continuous track; and
a cantilever beam supporting the idler wheel and being rotatable as desired about the drive wheel axis of rotation.
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Abstract
A vehicle drive system includes a hybrid wheel and track system, having a drive wheel operably coupled to a motive source, the motive source for imparting rotational motion to the drive wheel, the drive wheel having an axis of rotation, an idler wheel displaced from the drive wheel and rotationally coupled to the drive wheel by a continuous track; and a cantilever beam supporting the idler wheel and being rotatable as desired about the drive wheel axis of rotation. A device and method for controlling a suspension are further included.
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1. A vehicle drive system, comprising:
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a hybrid wheel and track system, having;
a drive wheel operably coupled to a motive source, the motive source for imparting rotational motion to the drive wheel, the drive wheel having an axis of rotation;
an idler wheel displaced from the drive wheel and rotationally coupled to the drive wheel by a continuous track; and
a cantilever beam supporting the idler wheel and being rotatable as desired about the drive wheel axis of rotation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronically controlled suspension system, comprising:
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(1) a hybrid wheel and track system, having;
a drive wheel operably coupled to a motive source, the motive source for imparting rotational motion to the drive wheel, the drive wheel having an axis of rotation;
an idler wheel displaced from the drive wheel and rotationally coupled to the drive wheel by a continuous track;
a cantilever beam supporting the idler wheel and being rotatable as desired about the drive wheel axis of rotation; and
(2) a controller for controlling operating parameters of the hybrid wheel and track system. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling a suspension system, comprising:
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providing a hybrid wheel and track system, having;
a drive wheel operably coupled to a motive source, the motive source for imparting rotational motion to the drive wheel, the drive wheel having an axis of rotation;
an idler wheel displaced from the drive wheel and rotationally coupled to the drive wheel by a continuous track;
a cantilever beam supporting the idler wheel and being rotatable as desired about the drive wheel axis of rotation; and
controlling operating parameters of the hybrid wheel and track system system by means of a controller. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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