An agent of behaviour architecture for unmanned control of a farming vehicle

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-48

  Garcia Perez L ^a   Garcia Alegre M C ^a   Ribeiro, A ^a   Guinea, D ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agent of behaviour; AGROAMARA architecture; Autonomous navigation; DGPS; Digital compass; Farming vehicle; Hydraulic control; Laser; Odometer; Precision agriculture

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPASSES (MAGNETIC); HYDRAULICS; POSITION CONTROL; SENSOR DATA FUSION;

AGROAMARA ARCHITECTURE; AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION; DIGITAL COMPASS; FARMING VEHICLES; HYDRAULIC CONTROL; PRECISION AGRICULTURE;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

ALGORITHM; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; DIGITIZATION; GPS; LASER; NAVIGATION; PRECISION AGRICULTURE;

EID: 36749052964     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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