Tests were performed to determine the feasibility of developing an Enhanced Camera/Video Imaging System (E-C/VIS) to provide heavy vehicle drivers with better situation awareness to the sides and rear of their vehicles. It is well known that large blind spots currently exist in these areas and that sideswipe crashes can occur as a result. An additional goal was to extend the operating envelope ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of roll-over protection structures (ROPS) as an engineering control for prevention of fatalities from farm tractor roll-overs. METHODS Using a systematic approach to literature searching, relevant studies from peer-reviewed journals, technical and government reports, and unpublished reports were retrieved. Studi...

The aim of this paper and its sequel is to introduce and classify the holonomy algebras of the projective Tractor connection. After a brief historical background, this paper presents and analyses the projective Cartan and Tractor connections, the various structures they can preserve, and their geometric interpretations. Preserved subbundles of the Tractor bundle generate foliations with Ricci-f...

field capacity, fuel consumption and drive wheel slippage in massey ferguson (mf399) tractor with standard and liquid ballasted (630 kg) axle load and at 4wd mode was evaluated and compared. the tests were conducted at the experimental station, college of agriculture, shiraz university, in a field with clay loam soil at average moisture content of 18% d.b. the experiment was of a randomized com...

this study describes the design, construction and calibration of an adjustable three-point hitch dynamometer. the dynamometer frame design was based on an inverted u-shaped frame that was mounted between the tractor links and implement. the dynamometer frame design allows for use in both category i and ii three-point hitch systems because of its flexibility in a lower point hitch spread and mas...

The aim of this paper and its sequel is to introduce and classify the holonomy algebras of the projective Tractor connection. This paper analyses the Tractor connection, the various structures it can preserve, and their geometric interpretations. It then presents the projective cone construction, a linking between standard affine holonomy and Tractor holonomy, and uses it to define the complex ...

Agricultural production has clearly benefited from the development of the tractor. The tractor provides a traction device and mobile power source. However, operating large equipment with high clearance on uneven ground leads to stability and overturn issues. Around the world, tractor overturns are still a leading cause of agricultural production fatalities. This special issue of the Journal of ...