This paper sets up a model of belt conveyor driven by two drive pulleys and three motors based on AMESim. The starting performance of conveyor is studied in three cases of motor starting interval: without time interval, with three second interval, and with five second interval. The conclusion is as following: the longer the time interval, the smaller the impact on the belt, and the acceleration of belt and gravity take-up. The simulation design suggests that three second interval and dual gravity take-ups should be taken. And the output torque of drive system should be reduced by 8—15%.

This paper builds drive system model of belt conveyor during three kinds of stop process based on AMESim, and deduces belt tension equations. A case study on a long belt conveyor dynamic performance concludes that the braking stop process is shortest and motor stop process is longest. Also, the torque change rules of drive pulley among three kinds of stop process are same, that is increase at the beginning and decrease at last. The displacement of gravity take-up is largest during motor stop process, and the gravity moves far from the original point during power-off stop process.

A review of terramechanics terrain models and discuss on their application in link-terrain, wheel-terrain and tire-terrain interaction are taken. Three kinds of pressure–sinkage relationship proposed by Bekker and Reece are studied. The loading and unloading is introduced in the model. And the relationship between the maximum shear stress and applied normal pressure is derived. The link tractive effort and drawbar pull at a given slip of an assumed shape and mass are deduced. Also the link moves in two dimensions. At last, the relationship of terrain sinkage vs. time, terrain pressure vs. sinkage and drawbar pull vs. slip for the link-terrain interface are simulated. The simulation is in good agreement with that got by Bekker.