Evaluation of an empirical traction equation for forestry tires

Journal of Terramechanics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-67

  Vechinski, C R ^a   Johnson, C E ^b   Raper, R L ^c  

^a US Forest Service   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; SOILS; TORQUE; TRACTION (FRICTION);

EMPIRICAL TRACTION EQUATION; FORESTRY TIRE; GROSS TRACTION RATIO; NET TRACTION RATIO; NONLINEAR CURVE FITTING TECHNIQUE;

TIRES;

EID: 0031599089     PISSN: 00224898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4898(98)00012-3     Document Type: Article

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