Title :
Vision-based guidance of an agriculture tractor
Author :
Reid, John F. ; Searcy, Stephen W.
Author_Institution :
University of Illinois at Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
fDate :
4/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The ordered structure of agricultural row crops can provide useful guidance information for tractor control. A description of research for coupling a machine vision system and a solid-state camera to derive vehicle guidance parameters for a tractor is presented. Image segmentation is enhanced by optical filtering and controlling light intensity to the image sensor. An analysis of camera location and steering errors that can be determined from the row crops is determined by simulating the geometric relationships between the crop canopy and the image plane.
Keywords :
Agriculture; Land navigation; Machine vision; Agricultural machinery; Agriculture; Cameras; Crops; Machine vision; Navigation; Optical control; Optical filters; Solid state circuits; Vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.1987.1105271
