Design of a Prototype System Operant in Lunar Environment

AMBU, Rita ;MANUELLO BERTETTO, Andrea ;FALCHI, Costantino .
Design of a Prototype System Operant in Lunar Environment. 
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 60, n.10, p. 629-637, june 2018. 
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/article/design-of-a-prototype-system-operant-in-lunar-environment/>. Date accessed: 23 apr. 2024. 
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2014.1711.

Ambu, R., Manuello Bertetto, A., & Falchi, C.
(2014).
Design of a Prototype System Operant in Lunar Environment.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 60(10), 629-637.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2014.1711

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Ambu, R.,Manuello Bertetto, A.,Falchi, C.
2014 June 60. Design of a Prototype System Operant in Lunar Environment. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering. [Online] 60:10

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Ambu, Rita, Andrea  Manuello Bertetto, & Costantino  Falchi.
"Design of a Prototype System Operant in Lunar Environment." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 60.10 (2014): 629-637. Web.  23 Apr. 2024

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Ambu, Rita, Manuello Bertetto, Andrea, AND Falchi, Costantino.
"Design of a Prototype System Operant in Lunar Environment" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 60 Number 10 (28 June 2018)