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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2022
United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Tye A Langston, Panama City, FL (US);
Dane P Maglich, Panama City, FL (US);
Abstract
A track drive for turning on a surface includes a drive wheel and a free wheel. An endless belt engages a portion of the drive wheel and a portion of the free wheel. The endless belt is placed in motion along a direction of travel dictated by the rotation of the drive wheel. The free wheel rotates in correspondence with the motion of the endless belt. The endless belt has a plurality of links coupled to one another for yawing motion between adjacent ones of the links and relative to the direction of travel. A steering device is coupled to the drive wheel for turning the drive wheel to alter the direction of travel. A tensioning device is coupled to the free wheel for moving the free wheel relative to the drive wheel when the drive wheel is turned by the steering device.