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JOT Vol. 49, Issue 3

Gregory P. Scott, Chakravarthini M. Saaj
The development of a soil trafficability model for legged vehicles on granular soils

J. Pijuan, M. Comellas, M. Nogués, J. Roca, X. Potau
Active bogies and chassis levelling for a vehicle operating in rough terrain

Jixin Wang, Naixiang Wang, Zhenyu Wang, Yingshuang Zhang, Lin Liu
Determination of the minimum sample size for the transmission load of a wheel loader based on multi-criteria decision-making technology

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Journal of Terramechanics, Vol. 49, Issue 2

B. Janarthanan, Chandramouli Padmanabhan, C. Sujatha
Longitudinal dynamics of a tracked vehicle: Simulation and experiment

​Altab Hossain, Ataur Rahman, A.K.M. Mohiuddin
Fuzzy evaluation for an intelligent air-cushion tracked vehicle performance investigation

E. Alex Baylot, George L. Mason, John G. Green, Ernest S. Berney IV
Predicting the stability of low volume road embankments in contingency areas

T. Heyns, P.S. Heyns, J.P. de Villiers
A method for real-time condition monitoring of haul roads based on Bayesian parameter estimation

S. Chhaniyara, C. Brunskill, B. Yeomans, M.C. Matthews, C. Saaj, S. Ransom, L. Richter
Terrain trafficability analysis and soil mechanical property identification for planetary rovers: A survey

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Journal of Terramechanics, Vol. 49, Issue 1

J.Y. Wong

Predicting the performances of rigid rover wheels on extraterrestrial surfaces based on test results obtained on earth

T. Tsuji, Y. Nakagawa, N. Matsumoto, Y. Kadono, T. Takayama, T. Tanaka
​​3-D DEM simulation of cohesive soil-pushing behavior by bulldozer blade

M.A. Knuth, J.B. Johnson, M.A. Hopkins, R.J. Sullivan, J.M. Moore
Discrete element modeling of a Mars Exploration Rover wheel in granular material

Ataur Rahman, Altab Hossain, Zahirul Alam A.H.M., Mabubur Rashid
Fuzzy knowledge-based model for prediction of traction force of an electric golf car

A. Benedetto, F. Tosti, L. Di Domenico
Elliptic model for prediction of deflections induced by a Light Falling Weight Deflectometer

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Journal of Terramechanics, Vol. 48, Issue 6

​Braham Breytenbach, Pieter Schalk Els
​​Optimal vehicle suspension characteristics for increased structural fatigue life

Seongpil Ryu, Youngjin Park, Moonsuk Suh
Ride quality analysis of a tracked vehicle suspension with a preview control

Christopher Brunskill, Nildeep Patel, Thibault P. Gouache, Gregory P. Scott, Chakravarthini M. Saaj, Marcus Matthews, Liang Cui
Characterisation of martian soil simulants for the ExoMars rover testbed

M. Zehsaz, M.H. Sadeghi, M.M. Ettefagh, F. Shams
Tractor cabin's passive suspension parameters optimization via experimental and numerical methods

Mohammad A. Sadek, Ying Chen, Jude Liu
Simulating shear behavior of a sandy soil under different soil conditions

Srđan M. Bošnjak
Comments on ''Design of aluminium boom and arm for an excavator"

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Journal of Terramechanics, Vol. 48, Issue 5

Alexandr Grečenko
Compression–Sliding approach: Dependence of transitional displacement of a driving element on its size and load

C.D. Singh, R.C. Singh
Computerized instrumentation system for monitoring the tractor performance in the field

​Iman Ahmadi
​​Dynamics of tractor lateral overturn on slopes under the influence of position disturbances (model development)

Martin Obermayr, Klaus Dressler, Christos Vrettos, Peter Eberhard
Prediction of draft forces in cohesionless soil with the Discrete Element Method

Kazuhiko Ohmiya
Best papers from the 9th Asia–Pacific Conference of the ISTVS

Maximilian Apfelbeck, Sebastian Kuß, Bernhard Rebele, Bernd Schäfer
A systematic approach to reliably characterize soils based on Bevameter testing

C. Senatore, C. Sandu
Torque distribution influence on tractive efficiency and mobility of off-road wheeled vehicles

Jarosław A. Pytka, Piotr Tarkowski, Stefan Fijałkowski, Piotr Budzyński, Jarosław Dąbrowski, Włodzimierz Kupicz, Paweł Pytka
An instrumented vehicle for offroad dynamics testing

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Journal of Terramechanics, Vol. 48, Issue 4

Michael Ketting

Comparing load conditions of plane and false-ellipse running surface contours of track links in running gears for construction equipment

Bruce Maclaurin
A skid steering model using the Magic Formula

C. Senatore, C. Sandu
Off-road tire modeling and the multi-pass effect for vehicle dynamics simulation

S.K. Patel, Indra Mani
Effect of multiple passes of tractor with varying normal load on subsoil compaction

A. Abo Al-kheer, M. Eid, Y. Aoues, A. El-Hami, M.G. Kharmanda, A.M. Mouazen
Theoretical analysis of the spatial variability in tillage forces for fatigue analysis of tillage machines

Yong Huang, Xin Lu, Rong Zhao, Wen Li
Three dimensional simulation of lunar dust levitation under the effect of simulated sphere body

R.A. Irani, R.J. Bauer, A. Warkentin
A dynamic terramechanic model for small lightweight vehicles with rigid wheels and grousers operating in sandy soil

I. Gravalos, T. Gialamas, S. Loutridis, D. Moshou, D. Kateris, P. Xyradakis, Z. Tsiropoulos
An experimental study on the impact of the rear track width on the stability of agricultural tractors using a test bench

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Journal of Terramechanics, Vol. 48, Issue 3

​Jonah H. Lee
​​Finite element modeling of interfacial forces and contact stresses of pneumatic tire on fresh snow for combined longitudinal and lateral slips

Yalda Favaedi, Alexandre Pechev, Marco Scharringhausen, Lutz Richter
Prediction of tractive response for flexible wheels with application to planetary rovers

Andi Isra Mahyuddin, Nuhansyah Sulaiman, Djoko Suharto
Dynamic response of shallow buried structures associated with landmine clearing operations

U. Solomon, Chandramouli Padmanabhan
Semi-active hydro-gas suspension system for a tracked vehicle

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Journal of Terramechanics, Vol. 48, Issue 2

​Sara Johnson, Guangxing Wang, Heidi Howard, Alan B. Anderson
Identification of superfluous roads in terms of sustainable military land carrying capacity and environment

Phillip J. Durst, George L. Mason, Burney McKinley, Alex Baylot
Predicting RMS surface roughness using fractal dimension and PSD parameters

Kaiming Xia
Finite element modeling of tire/terrain interaction: Application to predicting soil compaction and tire mobility

U. Solomon, Chandramouli Padmanabhan
Hydro-gas suspension system for a tracked vehicle: Modeling and analysis

S. Loutridis, Th. Gialamas, I. Gravalos, D. Moshou, D. Kateris, P. Xyradakis, Z. Tsiropoulos
A study on the effect of electronic engine speed regulator on agricultural tractor ride vibration behavior

Gareth Meirion-Griffith, Matthew Spenko
A modified pressure–sinkage model for small, rigid wheels on deformable terrains

Daryoush Safarzadeh, Shamsuddin Sulaiman, Faieza Abdul Aziz, Desa Bin Ahmad, Gholam Hossein Majzoobi
The design process of a self-propelled floor crane

P. Raybaud
Corrigendum to “International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems, The Soehne–Hata–Jurecka Award and the Bekker–Reece–Radforth Award” [J. Terramech. 48 (2010) 1–2]

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Journal of Terramechanics, Vol. 48, Issue 2

Sara Johnson, Guangxing Wang, Heidi Howard, Alan B. Anderson
Identifica​tion of superfluous roads in terms of sustainable military land carrying capacity and environment

Phillip J. Durst, George L. Mason, Burney McKinley, Alex Baylot
Predicting RMS surface roughness using fractal dimension and PSD parameters

Kaiming Xia
Finite element modeling of tire/terrain interaction: Application to predicting soil compaction and tire mobility

U. Solomon, Chandramouli Padmanabhan
Hydro-gas suspension system for a tracked vehicle: Mode​ling and analysis

S. Loutridis, Th. Gialamas, I. Gravalos, D. Moshou, D. Kateris, P. Xyradakis, Z. Tsiropoulos
A study on the effect of electronic engine speed regulator on agricultural tractor ride vibration behavior

Gareth Meirion-Griffith, Matthew Spenko
A modified pressure–sinkage model for small, rigid wheels on deformable terrains

Daryoush Safarzadeh, Shamsuddin Sulaiman, Faieza Abdul Aziz, Desa Bin Ahmad, Gholam Hossein Majzoobi
The design process of a self-propelled floor crane

P. Raybaud
Corrigendum to “International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems, The Soehne–Hata–Jurecka Award and the Bekker–Reece–Radforth Award” 

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