Integrating sensory/actuation systems in agricultural vehicles

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 4014-4049

  Emmi, Luis ^a   Gonzalez de Soto, Mariano ^a   Pajares, Gonzalo ^b   Gonzalez de Santos, Pablo ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural autonomous system; Computer vision; Precision agriculture

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER VISION; WEED CONTROL;

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS; AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES; AUTONOMOUS AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES; AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS; AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES; DECISION-MAKING SYSTEMS; PRECISION AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84896825395     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s140304014     Document Type: Article

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