Convergent evolution inspired serrated structure for improving efficiency of soil imprinting and its mechanism investigation
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Keywords: convergent evolution, bionic serrated structure, soil imprinting, soil-engaging component, bionic agricultural machinery
DOI: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20191204.3638
Citation: Zhang Z H, Li Y, Tong J, Carr S. Convergent evolution inspired serrated structure for improving efficiency of soil imprinting and its mechanism investigation. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2019; 12(4): 16–26.
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