Scheduling and Control of Unmanned Ground Vehicles for Precision Farming: A Real-time Navigation Tool

Copyright © 2017 for this paper by its author Autonomous systems are a promising alternative for effectively executing agricultural field management strategies. Unmanned Ground Vehicles perform farming activities on custom agricultural fields, using real-time navigation. The aim of this study is to provide a software tool for optimizing accuracy and efficiency in precision farming activities, hence leading to improved farming output, while dynamically addressing operational and tactical level uncertainties. This paper contributes to the operations research field by allowing the application of simulated results direct to the guidance of a physical vehicle. Unlike existing sophisticated tools, the developed navigation mechanism is user-friendly and highly customizable at outdoor navigation.

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