{"id":697368,"date":"2025-10-30T07:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T04:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-drivetrain-technology-for-off-road-vehicles-moves-safely-in-difficult-terrain\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T07:20:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T04:20:13","slug":"new-drivetrain-technology-for-off-road-vehicles-moves-safely-in-difficult-terrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-drivetrain-technology-for-off-road-vehicles-moves-safely-in-difficult-terrain\/","title":{"rendered":"New drivetrain technology for off-road vehicles moves safely in difficult terrain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a289eb8a09a1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a289eb8a09a1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-drivetrain-technology-for-off-road-vehicles-moves-safely-in-difficult-terrain\/#Two_principles_one_system%E2%80%94advantages_in_off-road_terrain\" >Two principles, one system\u2014advantages in off-road terrain<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/new-drivetrain-technol.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2025\/new-drivetrain-technol.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The slope mower with \u201cLine Traction\u201d moves on where other mowers stop. Credit: Stefan Herr, KIT\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/new-drivetrain-technol.jpg\" alt=\"New drivetrain technology for off-road vehicles: Moving safely in difficult terrain\" title=\"The slope mower with \u201cLine Traction\u201d moves on where other mowers stop. Credit: Stefan Herr, KIT\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The slope mower with \u201cLine Traction\u201d moves on where other mowers stop. Credit: Stefan Herr, KIT<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wet meadows, steep slopes, and loose ground often present a challenge to agricultural vehicles. A new drive system that gets off-road vehicles safely through difficult terrain has been developed by researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a> (KIT) together with a partner from industry. It replaces conventional differential gears with an independent gearbox on each wheel. This way, it is possible to cope with terrain that was impassable before.<\/p>\n<p>Vehicles such as tractors or slope mowers have been equipped with conventional differential gears until now. They ensure that the wheels of an axle rotate at different speeds when cornering\u2014this operating condition is called open differential. The drawback is that if one wheel loses grip, it starts slipping and the axis&#8217;s second wheel stalls. This results in reduced traction.<\/p>\n<p>A locked differential, on the other hand, ensures that both wheels of an axle are linked to each other and that they rotate synchronously. Thus, the vehicle can also manage rough terrain, for example when driving on meadows, snow, or muddy ground. However, cornering is not possible.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Two_principles_one_system%E2%80%94advantages_in_off-road_terrain\"><\/span>Two principles, one system\u2014advantages in off-road terrain<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The new drive system compensates for the disadvantages of both principles: It improves wheel grip and at the same time enables exact speed compensation when cornering because it has a gearbox with individual speed control on each wheel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The system automatically adjusts the wheel speeds to the driving situation, so that it precisely distributes the complete mechanical force from the powertrain to the wheels while controlling individual wheel speeds at the same time,&#8221; says Stefan Herr, leader of the Drive Technology research group at KIT&#8217;s Institute Mobile Machines.<\/p>\n<p>This way, all wheels rotate with optimum speed at maximum force transmission\u2014the vehicle is able to move even in difficult situations.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <!-- TechX - News - In-article --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A tractor equipped with the Line Traction System provides more performance and better safety by getting the power to the ground\u2014even on steep slopes or uneven ground,&#8221; says Herr.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our test vehicle moves on where others stop. Farmland that have been unusable so far or had to be mowed by hand can now be worked by machines.&#8221; Possible uses include mowing steep slopes along motorways or meadows in mountainous regions.<\/p>\n<p>Another great advantage of the system: The conventional drivetrain with a central drive unit is preserved. This makes for a compact and economic overall system without an increase in weight. Either a combustion engine or an electric motor can be used as the primary drive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The system is also suitable for emission-free drives and thus future-proof,&#8221; explains Herr.<\/p>\n<p>The technology is the result of a cooperation with M\u00fcller Landmaschinen GmbH, the company that invented the system. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of projects, the partners developed and studied the system from the initial idea to the pre-production series.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our research is closely linked to practice\u2014we bring knowledge to the road or field,&#8221; says Herr. &#8220;In addition, students and doctoral researchers have been involved in the research work right from the start. 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