Date of Award
2012
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
The development and experimental testing of the DUKW-Ling amphibious vehicle was performed during the first phase of an autonomous amphibious vehicle system development project. The DUKW-Ling is a 1/7th scale model of a cargo transport concept vehicle. The vehicle was tested in the three regions it is required to operate: land, sea and the surf zone region. Vehicle characteristics such as turning radii, yaw rate and velocities were found for different motor inputs on land and water. Also, because a vehicle navigating the surf zone is a new area of research that lacks experimental data the vehicle was tested in the breaking waves of the surf zone and its motion characteristics were found, as well as the drivetrain forces required to perform this transition. Maneuvering tests provided data that was used to estimate a model for future autonomous control efforts for both land and water navigation.
Extent
237 p.
Recommended Citation
Marquardt, Joseph G., "Development and experimental testing of an amphibious vehicle" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 496.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/496
Identifier
FADT3342208
Comments
by Joseph G. Marquardt.|Thesis (M.S.C.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2012.|Includes bibliography.|by Joseph G. Marquardt.