Research Article

Calibration and Analysis of Mechanical Modeling for Traction Wire Rope of Mountainous Orchard Carrier

Figure 9

Contact diagram between wires and wires. (a) The wire axes of the strands cross each other (the angle φ = 40° is the angle made by the tangents to the ropes middle line at the cross point). (b) The steel wire axes in the strands are parallel to each other.
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