A Kalman filter implementation for precision improvement in Low-Cost GPS positioning of tractors

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 15307-15323

  Gomez Gil, Jaime ^a   Ruiz Gonzalez, Ruben ^a   Alonso Garcia, Sergio ^a   Gomez Gil, Francisco Javier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural vehicle; Autonomous navigation; Global Positioning System (GPS); Kalman filter; Sensor data fusion; Vehicle guidance

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES; AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION; CARTESIAN COORDINATE; GEODETIC COORDINATES; MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; PRECISION IMPROVEMENT; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; VEHICLE GUIDANCE;

COSTS; COVARIANCE MATRIX; GEODESY; GEODETIC SATELLITES; KALMAN FILTERS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SENSOR DATA FUSION; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL); TRACTORS (TRUCK); TRAJECTORIES;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 84887390368     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s131115307     Document Type: Article

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