A snowplow steering guidance system using roadway markers - Problem formulation and solution concept

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-22

  Tan, Han Shue ^a   Bougler, Benedicte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY MARKINGS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; STEERING; VISION;

HAND-EYE COORDINATION; LATERAL GUIDANCE INFORMATION; SNOWPLOW STEERING GUIDANCE SYSTEMS;

SNOW PLOWS;

EID: 0032642002     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/vesd.32.1.3.4229     Document Type: Article

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