A tracked electric vehicle comprising a pair of tracked systems configured to move the vehicle on an agricultural land.
| Patent title | Tracked electric vehicle |
|---|---|
| Thematic area | Bioeconomy, Agriculture and Environment |
| Ownership | ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA, Andrea Sala |
| Inventors | Roberto Tazzari, Lorenzo Marconi, Andrea Sala, Dario Mengoli |
| Protection | Italy |
| Licensing status | Available for development agreements, option, license and other exploitation agreements |
| Keywords | Agricultural UGV, Autonomous Tractor, Modular Robotics Platform, Precision Agriculture |
| Filed on | 07 September 2021 |
Several agricultural vehicles on the market are driven by a driver and they are suitable for carrying out various agricultural operations. As regards racked vehicles, they are usually characterized by fixed equipment which allows them to be used only in certain types of agricultural lands. Moreover, each track is generally fixed to the chassis and it can cause a reduced traction capacity due to smaller surface area involved in the transmission of tangential forces.
The invention regards a tracked electric vehicle comprising a pair of tracked systems, which are arranged parallel to one another and are configured to move the vehicle on an agricultural land. The electric operating system is substantially integrated in the track volume. An independent suspension system makes it possible to equalize the specific pressure on the ground. Thus the behavior of the vehicle is more predictable by simplifying the action of the control algorithm in case of autonomous driving. The compactness of the unit simplified the adaptation of the tracked vehicle to different types of agricultural fields if it is necessary to change the height from the ground of the vehicle.
Application:
- Agriculture
- Search and rescue
- Logistics
Advantages:
- Reduced size and weight
- Integrated implementation system