Modelling and simulation of an agricultural tracked vehicle

Journal of Terramechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 139-158

  Ferretti, Gianni ^a   Girelli, Roberto ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; TORQUE;

AGRICULTURAL TRACKED VEHICLES; SOFTWARE PACKAGE MOSES;

TIRES;

EID: 0032653197     PISSN: 00224898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4898(99)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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