Modeling of terrain impact caused by tracked vehicles

Journal of Terramechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 395-410

  Li, Q ^a   Ayers, P D ^a   Anderson, A B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbed width; Impact severity; Tracked vehicle; Turning radius

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ARMORED PERSONAL CARRIER (APC); DISTURBED WIDTH; IMPACT SEVERITY; TRACKED VEHICLES; TURNING RADIUS;

VEHICLES;

EID: 44249121255     PISSN: 00224898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jterra.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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