Coordinated Navigation of Two Agricultural Robots in a Vineyard: A Simulation Study

• DOI: 10.3390/s22239095
• Publication Date: 2022-11-24T08:58:16Z
• Authors: Chris Lytridis; Christos Bazinas; Theodore Pachidis; Vassilios Chatzis; Vassilis G. Kabur...
• Keywords: Robustness; Self-reconfiguring modular robot

The development of an effective agricultural robot presents various challenges in actuation, localization, navigation, sensing, etc., depending on the prescribed task. Moreover, when multiple robots are engaged task, this requires appropriate coordination strategies to be developed ensure safe, effective, and efficient operation. This paper a simulation study that demonstrates robust strategy for navigation two heterogeneous robots, where one is expert second helper vineyard. equipped with localization capabilities so they can navigate environment appropriately position themselves work area. A modular collaborative algorithm proposed coordinated field via communications module. Furthermore, also able accurately relative each other using vision module order effectively perform their cooperative tasks. For experiments, realistic considered, control mechanisms described. Experiments were carried out investigate robustness algorithms provide preliminary results before real-life implementation.