Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems for Off-road Vehicles
Rapid developments in electronics over the past two decades have induced a move from purely mechanical vehicles to mechatronics design. Recent advances in computing, sensors, and information technology are pushing mobile equipment design to incorporate hi
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Francisco Rovira Más · Qin Zhang · Alan C. Hansen
Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems for Off-road Vehicles
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Francisco Rovira Más, PhD Polytechnic University of Valencia Departamento de Ingeniería Rural 46022 Valencia Spain [email protected] Qin Zhang, PhD Washington State University Center for Automated Agriculture Department of Biological Systems Engineering Prosser Campus Prosser, WA 99350-9370 USA [email protected]
Alan C. Hansen, PhD University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building 360P AESB, MC-644 1304 W. Pennsylvania Avenue Urbana, IL 61801 USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-84996-467-8 e-ISBN 978-1-84996-468-5 DOI 10.1007/978-1-84996-468-5 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2010932811 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2010 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher and the authors make no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Cover design: eStudioCalmar, Girona/Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Evolution of Off-road Vehicles Towards Automation: the Advent of Field Robotics and Intelligent Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Applications and Benefits of Automated Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Automated Modes: Teleoperation, Semiautonomy, and Full Autonomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 Typology of Field Vehicles Considered for Automation . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Components and Systems in Intelligent Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5.1 Overview of the Systems that Comprise Automated Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5.2 Flow Meters, Encoders, and Potentiometers for Front Wheel Steering Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5.3 Magnetic Pulse Counters and Radars for Theor
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