Estimating Uncertainties in the Joint Reaction Forces of Construction Machinery

In this study we investigate the propagation of uncertainties in the input forces through a mechanical system. The system of interest was a wheel loader, but the methodology developed can be applied to any multibody systems. The modeling technique implemented focused on efficiently modeling stochast...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allen, James Brandon
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33046
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05202009-172358/