Navigation techniques for mobile robots in greenhouses

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-165

  González Sńchez, Ramon ^a   Rodríguez Díaz, Francisco ^a   Sánchez Hermosilla López, Julián ^a   García Donaire, Julían ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Greenhouses; Robotic system; Spraying; Tracked vehicles

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATIONS; FEEDBACK ALGORITHMS; FREE PATHS; NAVIGATION METHODS; NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES; REAL ENVIRONMENTS; ROBOTIC SYSTEM; TRACKED VEHICLES;

NAVIGATION; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

GREENHOUSES;

EID: 65549098140     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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