Biomimetic Design and Drag Reduction Mechanism of Panax notoginseng (Sanqi) Digging Shovel Inspired by Allomyrina dichotoma Based on DEM
By: ChunLing Zhang, YaZi Wang, Tie Zhang, DeLin Shang, Xiang Xu and Tai Xu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ata-2026-0015 | Journal eISSN: 1338-5267
Language: English
Page range: 123 - 134
Published on: May 15, 2026
Published by: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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