This research introduces a new inclination correction method with increased accuracy applied to the guidance system of an agricultural vehicle.The method considers the geometry of a robot tractor and uses an Inertial ...This research introduces a new inclination correction method with increased accuracy applied to the guidance system of an agricultural vehicle.The method considers the geometry of a robot tractor and uses an Inertial Measurement Unit(IMU)to correct the lateral error of the RTK-GPS antenna measurements raised by the tractor's inclinations.A parameters optimization experiment and an automatic guidance experiment under real working conditions were used to compare the accuracy of a traditional correction method with the new correction method,by calculating the RMSE of the lateral error and the error reduction percentage.An additional tuned correction method was found by using a simple analytical method to find the optimal variables that reduced the lateral error to a minimum.The results indicate that the new correction method and the tuned correction method display a significant error reduction percentage compared to the traditional correction method.The methods could correct the GPS lateral error caused by the roll inclinations in real-time.The resulting lateral deviation caused by the tractor's inclinations could be reduced up to 23%for typical travelling speeds.展开更多
文摘This research introduces a new inclination correction method with increased accuracy applied to the guidance system of an agricultural vehicle.The method considers the geometry of a robot tractor and uses an Inertial Measurement Unit(IMU)to correct the lateral error of the RTK-GPS antenna measurements raised by the tractor's inclinations.A parameters optimization experiment and an automatic guidance experiment under real working conditions were used to compare the accuracy of a traditional correction method with the new correction method,by calculating the RMSE of the lateral error and the error reduction percentage.An additional tuned correction method was found by using a simple analytical method to find the optimal variables that reduced the lateral error to a minimum.The results indicate that the new correction method and the tuned correction method display a significant error reduction percentage compared to the traditional correction method.The methods could correct the GPS lateral error caused by the roll inclinations in real-time.The resulting lateral deviation caused by the tractor's inclinations could be reduced up to 23%for typical travelling speeds.