The high rate of injuries occurring in agricultural activities is of major concern in most
countries, despite the ever-increasing efforts made at normative levels. In particular, the use …

Off-road vehicles undertake various tasks in complex road environments. Rollover accidents
involving these vehicles, accompanied by intense impacts, pose severe threats to both …

The rollover problem is prominent for a small tractor under complicated road conditions. The
application of active steering (AS) technology is an effective approach to solve this problem …

Highlights•A 7-DOFs nonlinear dynamic tractor model is established.•The sliding mode
algorithm is applied to active steering control strategy.•Simulations and scale-model …

Highlights•The Bullet physics engine modelled sideways overturning of agricultural
tractors.•Results matching actual velocities were obtained from bank-slope simulations.• …

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in agricultural activities is an issue of major concern
worldwide notwithstanding the ever stricter regulations issued in this sector. In particular …

Highlights•An energy-based tractor stability indicator was derived.•Random road surfaces
were introduced for simulation analysis.•Positive influence of active steering on tractor …

As a representative type of off-road vehicle, agricultural wheeled tractors are driven under
varied and complicated road conditions such as plowed and hilly fields. Active control is the …

Purpose Analysis of power requirement is the key issue to ensure the optimal design. The
objectives of the study were to investigate theoretically the tractor hydraulic power and draft …

Tractor accidents caused by lateral overturning and backward rollover during agricultural
activities and general driving are common. In this study, various research cases were …