System R

Overview over the four Traution Traction Systems

This graphic shows the variants of the R_System.

Please check, whether a U-System is applicable for you and if not, maybe an L- or T-System before considering an R-System. The reason for this is that the R-System has a disadvantage over the other systems: It is a 360° (and arbitrarily more) rotational system which is dimensioned so that it can move a fully loaded vehicle up a 45° (100 %) incline while it is stuck in deep mud. Because of the long lever arms there is an enormous torque necessary. In order to be able to withstand them, the R-System has to be bigger, heavier and more expensive than the other systems.
But the R-System has got advantages too: If you want to travel long distances through rough terrain, you only have to push a button and the arms rotate as long as you hold it. For the other systems, you have to push separate buttons for the sequence of discrete motions (lifting, shifting, lowering, moving back the vertical lifting units) which can get annoying over time. We are currently developing an automatic controller for the System U, L and T that can steer this sequence on its own.
Furthermore the feet of the R-System which are hanging on the rotating arms can touch obstacles far up and can therefore lift the vehicle on top of or over it.

And when the R-System is mounted to the rear, it has got more grip than a rear mounted L- or T-System because the rotating arms touch the ground next to the sides of the vehicle nearer to the center of gravity.
As the other systems too, the R-System can be adjusted to the desired mounting location on the vehicle, e.g. to the front or the rear or the trunk or the under-floor, etc.

System R: with fold-out arms

Every soldier knows that getting stuck in mud during combat isn't good, especially cross-country and on dirt roads. To get unstuck quickly, it is live-saving to have a Traution traction system with you to act as a recovery system in the worst all-terain conditions. The rescue system gives grip not only for a four by four military truck or an all wheel drive army vehicle but also for none four wheel drive cars. The salvage system gets you out when you need it most.

A trailer can seriously impair the ability of a vehicle to get unstuck on an all-terrain dirt road or even more harsh off-road grounds after it got stuck because the grip of the wheels is limited. So having a Traution traction system on the trailer is a good idea to act as a salvage device. Not only does this recovery system helb four by four cars and trucks but also does the rescue system get out none four wheel drive vehicles out of cross-country mishaps.

When an ATV is stuck in mud, sand or snow off-road it is mostly not as hard to get it unstuck in cross-country conditions than a car. But it still helps to have a Traution traction system on it to act as a recovery device for any UTV and buggy on all-terrain grounds. The salvage device helps easily not only for four by four ATVs but also for none four wheel drive vehicles which makes it a true rescue device.

When the R-System is deactivated and not used during normal driving, it is not allowed to exceed the width of the vehicle. When activated, the long traction arms need space to rotate. There are basically three ways to create this space:

1.) The arms can extend linearly sideways (this is explained further down in the variant "Arms extendable sideways").
2.) The arms can extend linearly lengthwise (this is explained further down in the variant "Arms extendable lengthwise").

3.) The arms can tilt outward around an axis perpendicular to the actual axis of rotation. This is what this paragraph is about.

In the fourth, fifth and further sub-variants, these three main variants can be combined arbitrarily with each other depending on where you want to put it on your vehicle and how much space is available there.

In this variant "fold-out-arms" the rotational arms are tilted inward during normal driving and therefore don't exceed the width of the vehicle. When the system is activated, the arms are at first extended by tilting outward so that they protrude over the width of the vehicle to be able to rotate next to its sides.

The arms can be tilted outward and locked by hand at ATVs, UTVs and buggies. In heavier vehicles, the arms are tilted outward by actuators at the push of a button and locked by other actuators before they start their actual rotating motion. Thus nobody has to exit the vehicle.

Sidewise tiltable R-system in its retracted state.

Deactivated state:
Arms tilted
inward

In the deactivated state the arms are folded inward compactly in order to take up the least possible space. When the vehicle gets stuck, the arms are tilted outward and locked. Then the actual rotational motor is turned on. It drives the arms carrying the feet with the rough traction profile. These lift the vehicle and push it forward or backward.

Sidewise tiltable R-system in its extendeded state.

Activated state:
Arms tilted outward

System R: Arms extendable lengthwise

Small cars like a VW Golf can get stuck easily because they don't have the off-road capabilities to get unstuck on their own especially out of mud, sand or snow on an all-terrain dirt road. The best solution would be a Traution traction system which acts cross-country and without a four wheel drive as a recovery system. You get out when you have no four by four because this rescue system acts as an on-board salvage device.

In the lengthwise extendable variant, the rotational arms can be extended in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle when they are needed. They are thereby put in a position so far in front of or behind the vehicle that they can rotate completely without having to pass by sidewise. This alternative is especially suitable for the attachment of the system to the under-floor for what it is available in a particularly flat type.
The assembly to the under-floor allows the arms to be short because the distance of the feet to the ground is small. Because of their shortness the arms don't have to extend so far and the necessary torque is smaller.

Traution system in its R-variant for the under-floor in its retracted state.

deactivated state

Traution system in its R-variant for the under-floor in its extendeded state.

activated state

Ultra flat when deactivated

System R: Arms extendable sideways

Even the best off-road capable Jeep or other all-terrain vehicle can get stuck in deep mud. In order to get unstuck quickly, you need a Traution traction system that helps you as a recovery system in any cross-country dirt road. Also in snow and sand do you no longer need a four by four for the rescue system to do its job. The salvage device helps you out even when you don't have a four wheel drive.

Jeep, Geländewagen, Offroader steckt fest in fest gefahrener Situation aber kein Problem dank Traution Traktionssystem. Stecken bleiben kein Thema mehr dank großer Traktion und Grip. Stecken geblieben in Offroad und Gelände in Schnee, Schlamm und Sand ist ausgeschlossen wegen eingebauter Bergehilfe, Rettungssystem und Hebevorrichtung. Bergen und Retten sofort per Knopfdruck.

Another way to not exceed the width of the vehicle in the deactivated state is offered by this variant of the sideways linearly extendable rotational arms. Therein the arms are pointing upward in the unused state. When needed, they are being pushed outwards to the right and to the left beyond the width of the vehicle where they can then rotate unhinderedly. The system can be mounted to different places on the vehicle and is also suited for the under-floor when there is enough ground clearance.

Traution traction system in its R-variant with sidewise slidable arms.

System R: lengthwise and sidewise extendable

For pickup trucks, like this Dodge Ram, getting unstuck is now easy because if you get stuck off-road in mud and you have a Traution traction system mounted on your bed, this salvage system will be of great help also in snow. It is a recovery system for rough all-terrain conditions and works even when your pickup doesn't have a four wheel drive. Designed as a rescue system, it gets you free out of deep sand in every cross-country situation.

A van and a delivery truck can often get stuck in mud easily, especially on a dirt road when driving cross-country. To get unstuck out of snow on any all-terrain hill, it is also easy to activate its Traution traction system. This is a salvage system that works even if the box truck doesn't have an all wheel drive. The rescue device gets you out of deep sand savely not only if you have a four by four but for any kind of car.

Traution traction system mounted on the bed of a pickup truck.

System R on a pickup bed

If you want your R-System to completely disappear invisibly inside your car, van or truck in the deactivated state, a combination of lengthwise and sidewise extendable arms can achieve that. Thus it can be placed in a very compact and space-saving way, e.g. on / in the bed, trunk or loading area.
After the vehice got stuck, the arms are firstly being extended in the longitudinal direction in order to position them in front of or behind the vehicle. Now there is free space to extend sideways and start the actual rotational movement afterwards in which the feet can pass by the car body on its sides.

Why aren't the arms just extended so far backwards that they can rotate behind the vehicle without having to additionally extend sideways?

If the system is not attached to the under-floor where the arms can be short, it would need very long horizontal rails. These would need more space on the bed and would have to be bigger and heavier to be able to withstand the bending moment.

Traution traction system mounted inside the loading area of a van.

System R in a van

System R: lengthwise and sidewise extendable & tiltable

Even Jeep as the greatest representative of an off-road vehicle can get stuck in deep mud so that it needs a recovery system. Therefore it has a Traution traction system for snow in the trunk which doesn't only help on dirt roads or other cross-country situations. It is also a salvage device to help in deep sand when the four wheel drive isn't working. The rescue device works so perfectly that the car or truck doesn't need to be a four by four.

This variant represents the most complex, heaviest and most expensive of all Traution Systems. It was developed as an ultra compact unit so that it can fit in an SUV-trunk and is not visible from outside when deactivated.
Like in the before explained variant, the arms are extended lengthwise and sidewise before they start rotating. In order for the system to fit in a trunk, the feet have to be very compact and are not allowed to have lengthening pieces to the arms. But now they would be too short to reach the ground.

That's why this system is having an additional tilting mechanism that can tip the entire drive unit downwards so that the arms are closer to the ground and their length is now enough to lift the car / SUV / truck.
The lengthwise extendable rails are telescopic so that they can extend outward a long way but still be short and compact when retracted for the trunk lid to close.

This is the high-end Traution Traction System in its R-variant.

System R: sidewise protruding

If a moon rover or Mars rover gets stuck, the astronauts are in danger to life. If they can't get unstuck soon out of the regolith, they run out of oxygen, energy and supplies. Not only for moon vehicles or Mars vehicles.

In contrast to the before mentioned most complex of all R-systems, this one is the simplest, lightest and cheapest. The arms don't have to extend or tilt because they are assembled to the sides of the vehicle. Thus all according mechanisms can be omitted. Because the arms are protruding sidewise, they take away space so that this variant is mainly thought for vehicles which never drive on public roads, like for example agricultural machines, mining vehicles, research and expedition vehicles (e.g. in antarctica) and moon rovers or mars rovers. And of course this system is suitable for countries which allow the excess of the vehicle-width during normal driving on the road.