CALÌ, Michele ;OLIVERI, Salvatore Massimo;AMBU, Rita ;FICHERA, Gabriele .
An Integrated Approach to Characterize the Dynamic Behaviour of a Mechanical Chain Tensioner by Functional Tolerancing.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 64, n.4, p. 245-257, june 2018.
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/article/an-integrated-approach-to-characterize-the-dynamic-behaviour-of-a-mechanical-chain-tensioner-by-functional-tolerancing/>. Date accessed: 27 jan. 2026.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2017.5079.
Calì, M., Oliveri, S., Ambu, R., & Fichera, G.
(2018).
An Integrated Approach to Characterize the Dynamic Behaviour of a Mechanical Chain Tensioner by Functional Tolerancing.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 64(4), 245-257.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2017.5079
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2018 June 64. An Integrated Approach to Characterize the Dynamic Behaviour of a Mechanical Chain Tensioner by Functional Tolerancing. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering. [Online] 64:4
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Calì, Michele, Salvatore Massimo Oliveri, Rita Ambu, & Gabriele Fichera.
"An Integrated Approach to Characterize the Dynamic Behaviour of a Mechanical Chain Tensioner by Functional Tolerancing." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 64.4 (2018): 245-257. Web. 27 Jan. 2026
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Calì, Michele, Oliveri, Salvatore, Ambu, Rita, AND Fichera, Gabriele.
"An Integrated Approach to Characterize the Dynamic Behaviour of a Mechanical Chain Tensioner by Functional Tolerancing" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 64 Number 4 (26 June 2018)
