Ground vehicle
In the age of space faring a ground vehicle is broadly referring to planet bound vehicles that are specifically used over land. They are broadly classified by the type of contact with the ground: mecha, wheels, tracks, rails, skis, levitation or flight.
Mecha[edit | edit source]
Mecha or mechanical vehicles often refer to those using legs or arms to move. Example ground vehicles are found on Clasbul.
Wheels[edit | edit source]
All vehicles using a rolling means over ground to move are referred to using wheels. This includes actual wheels as well as balls. This ancient type of mobility is still widely in use. An example would be some troop transports used by the United Humankind military.
Tracks[edit | edit source]
Vehicles using continuous track or tracked treads are also referred to as tracked vehicles. Tracks can be further referred to as chain track , also called caterpillar tread or tank tread. This ancient type of mobility is still widely in use especially with agriculture, construction and the military.
Rails[edit | edit source]
Rail based vehicles are all bound by rail ways to move between places. This includes two parallel rails or mono rails which can be used by wheels or magnetic levitation. This ancient type of mobility is still widely in use. An example is the planetary defense system Big Charlie found on Martine.
Skis[edit | edit source]
Skis are a means to glide over snow or relying on upforce to move on water. This ancient type of mobility is still widely in use especially on ice or water planets.
Levitation[edit | edit source]
Levitation based cover a wide range of means like 'ground effect, magnetic levitation, fan, ducted fan or thrusters. Ground effect cars are often restricted to "even" grounds. Magnetic levitation requires paved roads and specially modified grounds. This ancient type of mobility is the most popular with civilians. Example ground vehicles are found on Martine and Clasbul. Thruster based often use jet engines, rocket motors, electrostatic levitation or magnetodynamic/magnetohydrodynamic drive. Fan, ducted fan or thrusters based vehicles requires a lot of energy and are mostly used by governmental operators or the privileged. Example ground vehicles are found on Lobnas II.
Hovercraft[edit | edit source]
A hovercraft is a hybrid type which relies on an air-cushion vehicle or ACV to travelling over land, water, mud, ice, and various other surfaces.
Flight[edit | edit source]
Flight are mostly referred to vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) type of ground vehicles. As this type of vehicles consumes a lot of energy it is mostly popular with emergency services and the military.
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A planetary navigation system is the basic type used on most planets and is a standard feature with civilian vehicles. The military, in addition, combines inertia navigation and starlight navigation.
See also[edit | edit source]
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