Abstract
In the first public lecture in a series on “Transportation Technology and Environment” at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, in late 1971, Dr. Bekker describes the development of the rationale now accepted for selecting vehicle design parameters at the conceptual stage. As examples of contemporary off-road vehicle development, he mentions tracked articulated vehicles and lunar roving vehicles. The need for rational, systematic thinking in modern vehicle design is stressed. A warning is given not to be lulled into trying to apply air cushion vehicle design criteria, originally developed for seagoing operations, to land operations. Dr. Bekker also identifies the need for laboratory simulation of ACVs operating over land, and reminds his audience that ecological considerations can no longer be ignored in vehicle design.
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