Modelling and control methods in path tracking control for autonomous agricultural vehicles: A review of state of the art and challenges

Q Wang, J He, C Lu, C Wang, H Lin, H Yang, H Li… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper provides a review of path-tracking strategies used in autonomous agricultural
vehicles, mainly from two aspects: vehicle model construction and the development and …

Applications of Autonomous Navigation Technologies for Unmanned Agricultural Tractors: A Review

J Qu, Z Zhang, Z Qin, K Guo, D Li - Machines, 2024 - mdpi.com
The development of unmanned agricultural tractors (UAT) represents a significant step
towards intelligent agricultural equipment. UAT technology is expected to lighten the …

[HTML][HTML] A kalman filter implementation for precision improvement in low-cost GPS positioning of tractors

J Gomez-Gil, R Ruiz-Gonzalez, S Alonso-Garcia… - Sensors, 2013 - mdpi.com
Low-cost GPS receivers provide geodetic positioning information using the NMEA protocol,
usually with eight digits for latitude and nine digits for longitude. When these geodetic …

Merge fuzzy visual servoing and GPS-based planning to obtain a proper navigation behavior for a small crop-inspection robot

JM Bengochea-Guevara, J Conesa-Muñoz, D Andújar… - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
The concept of precision agriculture, which proposes farming management adapted to crop
variability, has emerged in recent years. To effectively implement precision agriculture, data …

Performance evaluation of an autonomously driven agricultural vehicle in an orchard environment

J Han, C Park, YY Jang, JD Gu, CY Kim - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
To address the problems of inefficient agricultural production and labor shortages, there has
been active research to develop autonomously driven agricultural machines, using …

[HTML][HTML] Vibration-based monitoring of agro-industrial machinery using a k-Nearest Neighbors (kNN) classifier with a Harmony Search (HS) frequency selector …

FJ Gomez-Gil, V Martínez-Martínez… - … and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Monitoring the status of rotating components is important in modern machinery. The goal of
this study is to evaluate the feasibility of using a k-Nearest Neighbors (kNN) classifier …

Semi-automatic guidance vs. manual guidance in agriculture: a comparison of work performance in wheat sowing

A Scarfone, R Picchio, A del Giudice, F Latterini… - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of digital systems in precision agriculture is becoming more and more attractive for
farmers at every level. A few years ago, the use of these technologies was limited to large …

Design of a Remote-controlled and GPS-guided Autonomous Robot for Precision Farming

İ Ünal, M Topakci - International Journal of Advanced …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Determining variations in fields is important for precision farming applications. Precision
farming is used to determine, analyse, and manage factors such as temporal and spatial …

Accurate vehicle position estimation using a Kalman filter and neural network-based approach

S Baek, C Liu, P Watta… - 2017 IEEE Symposium …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate detection of vehicle position plays an important role in many intelligent
transportation systems, especially vehicle-to-vehicle applications. In this paper, we propose …

Operating performance of manual, semi-automatic, and automatic tractor guidance systems for precision farming.

P D'ANTONIO, A Mehmeti, F Toscano… - Research in …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Precision agriculture is increasingly relying on tractor auto-steer systems to boost
productivity and optimize crop inputs. Identifying field variations and performance, on the …