A new yaw dynamic model for improved high speed control of a farm tractor

Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 659-667

  Bevly, David M ^a,c   Christian Gerdes, J ^a   Parkinson, Bradford W ^b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b 496 Lomita Mall   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL GPS (DGPS); YAW DYNAMICS;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL); VECTORS;

SPEED CONTROL;

AGRICULTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRACTORS; VELOCITY CONTROL;

EID: 10844296635     PISSN: 00220434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1515329     Document Type: Article

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