Estimation of the crop density of small grains using LiDAR sensors

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-30

  Saeys, W ^a   Lenaerts, B ^a   Craessaerts, G ^a   De Baerdemaeker, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DATA HANDLING; HARVESTERS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; OPTICAL RADAR;

COMBINE HARVESTERS; FEEDRATE CONTROL; FIELD RECONSTRUCTION; HIGH-FREQUENCY LASERS; HISTOGRAM PEAK RATIOS; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; ONLINE DATA PROCESSING; THIN PLATE SPLINE;

COMBINES;

EID: 57449119477     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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