Mathematical modelling of the interaction between a tracked vehicle and the terrain

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 838-846

  Van Wyk, D J ^a   Spoelstra, J ^a   De Klerk, J H ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Differential equation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

TRACKED VEHICLES;

VEHICLES;

EID: 0030287584     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0307-904X(96)00090-X     Document Type: Article

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