A comprehensive review of path planning for agricultural ground robots

S Chakraborty, D Elangovan, PL Govindarajan… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The population of the world is predicted to reach nine billion by 2050, implying that
agricultural output must continue to rise. To deal with population expansion, agricultural …

Mobile robotics in agricultural operations: A narrative review on planning aspects

V Moysiadis, N Tsolakis, D Katikaridis, CG Sørensen… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The advent of mobile robots in agriculture has signaled a digital transformation with new
automation technologies optimize a range of labor-intensive, resources-demanding, and …

Transformer-based berm detection for automated bulldozer safety in edge dumping

C Zhou, Y Wang, Y Lu, K You, Y Jiang, Z Wu - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
Ensuring the safety of automated bulldozers during edge dumping operations in open-pit
mines requires accurate detection of the berm's edge. However, precisely detecting berm …

5G-based earthwork monitoring system for an unmanned bulldozer

K You, L Ding, C Zhou, Q Dou, X Wang, B Hu - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
Unmanned construction machineries have been developed to meet the precise construction
design requirements and improve productivity. As indispensable equipment for the …

A review of global precision land-leveling technologies and implements: Current status, challenges and future trends

G Chen, L Hu, X Luo, P Wang, J He, P Huang… - … and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Land leveling technology is necessary for land cultivation and is an important support for
sustainable agricultural development. First, this paper reviews the current status of land …

Design and experimental validation of a robust model predictive control for the optimal trajectory tracking of a small-scale autonomous bulldozer

S Khan, J Guivant, X Li - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
Trajectory tracking of an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) is essential due to its extensive
construction, agriculture, and military applications. In this paper, we propose an efficient …

Autonomous robot for cleaning photovoltaic panels in desert zones

MG Antonelli, PB Zobel, A De Marcellis, E Palange - mechatronics, 2020 - Elsevier
In desert zones, a continuous cleaning activity of photovoltaic panels in solar plants is
required since the deposition of both airborne dust and sand after a storm can reduce their …

Intelligent obstacle avoidance path planning method for picking manipulator combined with artificial potential field method

Z Fang, X Liang - Industrial Robot: the international journal of robotics …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The results of obstacle avoidance path planning for the manipulator using artificial
potential field (APF) method contain a large number of path nodes, which reduce the …

End-to-end deep learning for reverse driving trajectory of autonomous bulldozer

K You, L Ding, Y Jiang, Z Wu, C Zhou - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
A changeable and unstructured construction site presents challenges for the operating
requirements of autonomous earthmoving machinery. We implement decision planning …

Real-time 6-dof pose estimation of known geometries in point cloud data

V Bhandari, TG Phillips, PR McAree - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
The task of tracking the pose of an object with a known geometry from point cloud
measurements arises in robot perception. It calls for a solution that is both accurate and …