AN ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE FOR THE SUPPORT OF ROPS DESIGN

An analytical procedure has been developed to fulfill the need for a technical support of the design of well balanced ROPS. The procedure is incorporated in a computer program referred to as SAPROPS. Examples are given to demonstrate effective applications of the program to the design of ROPS for agricultural and earth-moving vehicles

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Yeh, R E
  • Huang, Y
  • 0000-0002-7346-5293
  • Johnson, E L
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agricultural equipment; Analysis; Computer programs; Design; Earthwork; Protection; Rollover crashes; Safety equipment
• Uncontrolled Terms: Agricultural machinery; Protective equipment
• Old TRIS Terms: Analytical method
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149842
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #760690
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM