Design and implementation of a GPS guidance system for agricultural tractors using Augmented Reality technology

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 10435-10447

  Santana Fernández, Javier ^a   Gómez Gil, Jaime ^b   del Pozo San Cirilo, Laura ^a  

^a R and D Department Agroguia   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Augmented reality; GPS; Guidance; Precision farming; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGY; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; DRIVER INFORMATION; GUIDANCE SYSTEM; HISTORICAL EVOLUTIONS; MONITORING SYSTEM; PRECISION FARMING; SYSTEM HARDWARE;

AGRICULTURE; AUGMENTED REALITY; AUTOMOBILE TESTING; ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; REMOTE CONTROL; SOFTWARE TESTING; TRACTORS (TRUCK); VIRTUAL REALITY;

TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL);

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INSTRUMENTATION;

AGRICULTURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84871037528     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s101110435     Document Type: Article

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