Design of an active suspension to suppress the horizontal vibrations of a spray boom

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 266, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 573-583

  Anthonis, J ^a   Ramon, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; ITERATIVE METHODS; MACHINE DESIGN; MACHINE VIBRATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

COULOMB FRICTION; HORIZONTAL VIBRATIONS; JOLTING MOTIONS OF THE BOOM; SPRAY BOOMS; YAWING;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

EID: 0141630305     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-460X(03)00585-6     Document Type: Article

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