Navigation system for agricultural machines: Nonlinear Model Predictive path tracking

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 32-43

  Backman, J ^a   Oksanen, T ^a   Visala, A ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Implement guidance; Kinematics; Navigation; Nonlinear Model Predictive Control; Path tracking

Indexed keywords

2D LASER SCANNERS; AGRICULTURAL MACHINE; CONTROLLED JOINTS; HUMAN DRIVERS; INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT; LOCAL MEASUREMENT; MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL; NAVIGATION TASKS; NON-LINEAR MODEL; NONLINEAR MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; PATH TRACKING; POSITION INFORMATION; REAL ENVIRONMENTS; TRAILER SYSTEMS; TRAJECTORY CONTROL;

KINEMATICS; NAVIGATION; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; TRACTORS (TRUCK); UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CONTROL SYSTEM; ERROR ANALYSIS; GPS; KALMAN FILTER; KINEMATICS; LASER METHOD; NAVIGATION; NONLINEARITY; PREDICTION; SCANNER;

EID: 84855891003     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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