Review of discrete element method simulations of soil tillage and furrow opening

KA Aikins, M Ucgul, JB Barr, E Awuah, DL Antille… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
In agricultural machinery design and optimization, the discrete element method (DEM) has
played a major role due to its ability to speed up the design and manufacturing process by …

A high-fidelity approach for vehicle mobility simulation: Nonlinear finite element tires operating on granular material

A Recuero, R Serban, B Peterson, H Sugiyama… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Assessing the mobility of off-road vehicles is a complex task that most often falls back on
semi-empirical approaches to quantifying the vehicle–terrain interaction. Herein, we …

Discrete element method (DEM) simulation of single grouser shoe-soil interaction at varied moisture contents

SA Shaikh, Y Li, Z Ma, FA Chandio, MH Tunio… - … and Electronics in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The soil-tool interaction can effectively be modeled with discrete element method (DEM)
when a proper contact model and DEM parameters are applied. The interaction of a single …

[HTML][HTML] Discrete element method simulations of Mars Exploration Rover wheel performance

JB Johnson, AV Kulchitsky, P Duvoy… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Mars Exploration Rovers (MERs) experienced mobility problems during traverses.
Three-dimensional discrete element method (DEM) simulations of MER wheel mobility tests …

A review and comparative analysis of normal contact force models for viscoelastic particles

S Ding, Y Hu, B Jian, Y Zhang, R ** pad with abrasive water jet
Z Wang, Y Yang, Z Zhang, M Pang, M Liang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The dressing method and dressing quality of the fixed abrasive lap** pad significantly
impact the processing efficiency and surface quality of the workpiece material. Aiming at the …

DEM simulation of stress transmission under agricultural traffic Part 1: Comparison with continuum model and parametric study

J De Pue, WM Cornelis - Soil and Tillage Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The discrete element method (DEM) is an appealing technique to study the effect of wheel
loads and traction on the soil. Unlike in continuum-based soil mechanics, the soil is …

Numerical analysis on tractive performance of off-road wheel steering on sand using discrete element method

Y Du, J Gao, L Jiang, Y Zhang - Journal of Terramechanics, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a numerical analysis on steering performance including tractive
parameters and lug effects. To explore the difference between the turning and straight …

Discrete element modelling of soil pressure under varying number of tire passes

K Acquah, Y Chen - Journal of Terramechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
Pressure imposed on an arable farmland by farm machinery can lead to severe soil
compaction. A model was developed with Discrete Element Method (DEM) to simulate soil …