Tractive efficiency of four-wheel-drive vehicles: An analysis for non-uniform traction conditions

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 217, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 363-374

  Besselink, B C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Four wheel drive; Off road vehicles; Optimisation; Tractive efficiency

Indexed keywords

COUPLINGS; DRIVES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPEED CONTROL; TRACTION (FRICTION); VEHICLE WHEELS;

FOUR-WHEEL DRIVES; MOTION RESISTANCE; OFF-ROAD VEHICLES; TRACTIVE EFFICIENCY;

VEHICLES;

EID: 8644288293     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440703321645070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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