This paper analyses current technological innovations in agricultural tractors and their
possible future directions. The study here suggests three main technological trajectories:(a) …

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

Highlights•Main configurations for robotic mobile platforms seen as tool-carriers are
compared.•Comparisons for suitability in agricultural operations and stability on slope are …

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

This study investigated the extent to which a sample of Italian users comprehended safety
pictorials used on agricultural machinery. A questionnaire with 12 safety pictorials was …

Highlights•Experimental system with a scale model tractor and road surfaces is
designed.•The tractor lateral stability is analysed with different indices.•The Taguchi method …

Tractor rollover is regarded as the most fatal incident in agricultural production, but some of
which can be avoided by timely anti-rollover warning and active control. There have been a …

Highlights•A 3D mathematical model of a tractor travelling on lateral slope is
developed.•Stability indicators for dynamic Phase I overturn and sideslip are derived.•A …

Highlights•Lateral slope angle and obstacle shape selected as main influencing factors.•
Comprehensive analysis conducted on impact of slope angle and obstacle.•Three different …

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