1992 Volume 54 Issue 5 Pages 3-8
Test results on a system, in which an adjustable lug type traction aid is automatically operated corresponding to the magnitude of travel reduction of tractor, is reported.
By using a ratio control and a constant value control for the adjustable lug, stable operations were observed in the travel reduction higher than 15%, and the effects of the increase of tractive force and the decrease of travel reduction were confirmed on paddy and upland fields.