An optimal method for the design of a robotic tracked vehicle to operate over fresh concrete under steering motion

Journal of Terramechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-22

  Tran, D T ^a   O'Brien, J ^b   Muro, T ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fresh concrete; Sinkage; Slump; Steering ratio; Tracked vehicle; Traction

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE STEERING EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETES; INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; STEERING; TRACKING (POSITION); TRACTION (FRICTION);

ROBOTIC TRACKED VEHICLES;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0036105607     PISSN: 00224898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4898(00)00022-7     Document Type: Article

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