In Print: ‘Advanced Design Topics for the Engineering of Agricultural and Mechanical Equipment’
Robert Stwalley III, clinical associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, and Roger Tormoehlen, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, and their published book “Advanced Design Topics for the Engineering of Agricultural and Mechanical Equipment.”
Publication title
Advanced Design Topics for the Engineering of Agricultural and Mechanical Equipment
Purdue authors
Robert Stwalley III
Roger Tormoehlen
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Publication date
Feb. 15, 2026
About the book (from the publisher)
Off-road equipment designs contend with some unusual challenges and environmental conditions that are not seen by standard on-road vehicles. “Advanced Design Topics for the Engineering of Agricultural and Mechanical Equipment” offers design topic reviews related to areas that need special consideration within off-road applications. CAN-bus systems, soil compaction, composite bearings, field welding practices and weld strength in bending applications are examined, among other subjects. Providing comprehensive coverage of these matters with the current state-of-the-art technologies and best practices as they relate to equipment design for the agricultural, construction, forestry and mining industries, this book is well aligned with collegiate advanced agricultural equipment engineering design classes at the senior or graduate level.
About the Purdue authors
Robert Stwalley III is a clinical associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering. His areas of interest include machine systems engineering, data science and digital agriculture. Stwalley has been active in P-12 public education, currently serving as a trustee and past president of Lafayette School Corp., past president of the Indiana School Boards Association, and chair of the national Consortium of State School Boards Associations.
Roger Tormoehlen is a professor of agricultural and biological engineering. His research focuses on youth agricultural engineering education and using challenge-based education as a method to teach engineering concepts to P-12 youth. Tormoehlen has been involved in Indiana’s 4-H program — providing leadership to youth and implementing the use of computer-aided instruction and other educational strategies on electrical wiring; lawn equipment, operation, care and maintenance; tractor and equipment safety; ATV safety; and disaster education.
About the In Print series
To celebrate our faculty’s excellence in scholarship, Purdue Today’s weekly book series highlights faculty expertise across diverse subjects and disciplines. Find out more about the Purdue University Books Initiative and how to suggest a book for the In Print series on the Office of the Provost website. Purdue University’s Libraries and School of Information Studies’ authored books collection is available here.
