Plant detection and mapping for agricultural robots using a 3D LIDAR sensor

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 265-273

  Weiss, Ulrich ^a   Biber, Peter ^a  

^a ROBERT BOSCH GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D LIDAR sensor; Agricultural robotics; Individual plant detection; Plant mapping

Indexed keywords

3D SENSOR; AGRICULTURAL ROBOT; AGRICULTURAL ROBOTICS; INDIVIDUAL PLANT DETECTION; LIDAR SENSORS; LOW RESOLUTION; MAIZE PLANTS; PLANT MAPPING; SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT;

MAPPING; NAVIGATION; OPTICAL RADAR; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; STEREO VISION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SENSORS;

EID: 79955633355     PISSN: 09218890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2011.02.011     Document Type: Article

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