A path following control of an unmanned autonomous forklift

International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-122

  Tamba, Tua Agustinus ^a   Hong, Bonghee ^a   Hong, Keum Shik ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chained form; Feedback control; Kinematics; Path variables; Unmanned forklift

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK; FEEDBACK CONTROL; KINEMATICS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MECHANICS; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATIONS; CHAINED FORM; CONTROL LAWS; CONTROL PURPOSE; KINEMATICS EQUATIONS; LASER RANGERS; NON-LINEAR STATE EQUATIONS; PATH VARIABLES; PATH-FOLLOWING CONTROLS; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; TIME-VARYING FEEDBACKS; UNMANNED FORKLIFT;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 60349130404     PISSN: 15986446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12555-009-0114-y     Document Type: Article

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