3D perception for accurate row following: Methodology and results

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 5306-5313

  Zhang, Ji ^a   Chambers, Andrew ^a   Maeta, Silvio ^a   Bergerman, Marcel ^a   Singh, Sanjiv ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D PERCEPTION; AUTONOMOUS MACHINES; GROUND VEGETATION; LIDAR SENSORS; PARALLEL LINE; REFERENCE FRAME; SENSING SCHEMES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SENSING;

INTELLIGENT ROBOTS; ORCHARDS; SENSORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; ORCHARDS; ROBOTS; SENSORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN;

EID: 84893798485     PISSN: 21530858     EISSN: 21530866     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2013.6697124     Document Type: Conference Paper

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