Title :
Low-Cost Laser-Based Localization System for Agricultural Machines
Author :
Corbellini, Simone ; Ferraris, Franco ; Parvis, Marco
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino
Abstract :
This paper describes the design and test of a low-cost localization system for agricultural applications, which determines a tractor position in fields up to 0.5 km with an uncertainty of about 1 m. The proposed system employs a standard unmodified laser head, which is commonly used for field leveling, plus a reference ground-fixed laser receiver and requires neither laser modulation nor expensive time-of-flight measurements of light beams
Keywords :
agricultural machinery; measurement by laser beam; position measurement; agricultural machines; contact less position measurement; field leveling; intelligent systems; laser-based localization system; light beams; low-cost localization system; standard unmodified laser head; tractor position; Agricultural machinery; Costs; GSM; Global Positioning System; Laser beams; Magnetic heads; Measurement standards; Position measurement; Soil; System testing; Contactless position measurement; intelligent systems; laser; signal processing;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIM.2006.880266
