The results of tests for a smaller snow vehicle
A new small snow vehicle for operating at Syowa Station and vicinities was developed by the working group on snow vehicle, the Committee on Antarctic Logistics, National Institute of Polar Research. Attention was paid to make the vehicle light weight because it was expected to be driven on the sea i...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:8f14fe2288164f2383408d6a0b08971b 2023-05-15T13:47:19+02:00 The results of tests for a smaller snow vehicle Atsushi Kinou Masayuki Hosoya Sadao Takeuchi Mamoru Kaneuchi 1988-07-01 https://doi.org/10.15094/00008590 https://doaj.org/article/8f14fe2288164f2383408d6a0b08971b en other eng National Institute of Polar Research doi:10.15094/00008590 0085-7289 2432-079X https://doaj.org/article/8f14fe2288164f2383408d6a0b08971b undefined Antarctic Record, Vol 32, Iss 2, Pp 218-237 (1988) geo Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 1988 fttriple https://doi.org/10.15094/00008590 2023-01-22T19:27:51Z A new small snow vehicle for operating at Syowa Station and vicinities was developed by the working group on snow vehicle, the Committee on Antarctic Logistics, National Institute of Polar Research. Attention was paid to make the vehicle light weight because it was expected to be driven on the sea ice. To fulfill this objective, the hydrostatic transmission system was adopted for the mechanical power train. Since the introduction of the snow vehicle equipped with the hydrostatic transmission system was the first experience for the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, fundamental tests of this system such as the starting of engine and the duration of battery power under low temperatures expected in the Antarctic, were conducted. Tests were made also to examine the steerbility of the vehicle with the hydrostatic transmisstion system, and required improvements were made. The shock-absorbing properties of the suspension were tested in order to reduce the pitching motion of vehicle. The first small size snow vehicle which was improved based on the test results has been used in good condition in the Syowa Station area since the 1987 summer. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic National Institute of Polar Research Sea ice Unknown Antarctic Syowa Station The Antarctic |
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A new small snow vehicle for operating at Syowa Station and vicinities was developed by the working group on snow vehicle, the Committee on Antarctic Logistics, National Institute of Polar Research. Attention was paid to make the vehicle light weight because it was expected to be driven on the sea ice. To fulfill this objective, the hydrostatic transmission system was adopted for the mechanical power train. Since the introduction of the snow vehicle equipped with the hydrostatic transmission system was the first experience for the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, fundamental tests of this system such as the starting of engine and the duration of battery power under low temperatures expected in the Antarctic, were conducted. Tests were made also to examine the steerbility of the vehicle with the hydrostatic transmisstion system, and required improvements were made. The shock-absorbing properties of the suspension were tested in order to reduce the pitching motion of vehicle. The first small size snow vehicle which was improved based on the test results has been used in good condition in the Syowa Station area since the 1987 summer. |
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The results of tests for a smaller snow vehicle |
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