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A semiempirical method may be used to determine the optimal rigidity and damping of the suspension of a caterpillar vehicle with controllable track tension. Simulation of its resonant motion confirms the applicability of the method.
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Original Russian Text © V.I. Poddubnyi, A. Trechtler, A. Warkentin, M. Kruger, 2017, published in Vestnik Mashinostroeniya, 2017, No. 3, pp. 46–50.
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Poddubnyi, V.I., Trechtler, A., Warkentin, A. et al. Innovative suspensions for caterpillar vehicles. Russ. Engin. Res. 37, 485–489 (2017). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068798X17060181
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068798X17060181