Architecture of an automated agricultural tractor: Hardware, software and control systems

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)

Volumn 16, Issue , 2005, Pages 97-102

  Eaton, Ray ^a   Katupitiya, Jayantha ^a   Cole, Anthony ^a   Meyer, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Autonomous vehicles; Cascade control; Traction control; Vehicle dynamics

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES; BROKEN DOWN; CASCADE CONTROL; EXPERT CONTROL; MOBILE PLATFORM; PRECISE CONTROL; SAFETY SYSTEM; TRACTION CONTROL; TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS; VEHICLE DYNAMICS;

AUTOMATION; AUTOMOBILE STEERING EQUIPMENT; CASCADE CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROL; LOADERS; MOBILE PHONES; STEERING; TRACTION (FRICTION); TRACTORS (TRUCK);

TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL);

EID: 79960728248     PISSN: 14746670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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