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Open-Source Based System for Experimental Gear Mesh Stiffness Evaluation

By: Jan Flek,  Karas Tomas and  Kaderabek Petr  
Open Access
|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scjme-2025-0034 | Journal eISSN: 2450-5471 | Journal ISSN: 0039-2472
Language: English
Page range: 27 - 34
Published on: Nov 28, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2025 Jan Flek, Karas Tomas, Kaderabek Petr, published by Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
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