Rocking instability of a pulled suitcase with two wheels

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 117, Issue , 1996, Pages 165-179

  Plaut, R H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARGO HANDLING; MECHANICS; MOVING; STABILITY CRITERIA; TRANSPORTATION PERSONNEL; WHEELS;

PULLED SUITCASE; ROCKING INSTABILITY; TWO-WHEELED SUITCASE;

TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0029767116     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01181045     Document Type: Article

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