A simple method to improve autonomous GPS positioning for tractors

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 5630-5644

  Gomez Gil, Jaime ^a   Alonso Garcia, Sergio ^a   Gómez Gil, Francisco Javier ^b   Stombaugh, Tim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^c University of Kentucky ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural vehicles; Control; Global positioning system (GPS); Guidan

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959833829     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s110605630     Document Type: Article

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