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AROBOTS
1999
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A Robotic Excavator for Autonomous Truck Loading
Excavators are used for the rapid removal of soil and other materials in mines, quarries, and construction sites. The automation of these machines offers promise for increasing pro...
Anthony Stentz, John Bares, Sanjiv Singh, Patrick ...
ISER
1999
Springer
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Models for Automated Earthmoving
Abstract: We present a composite forward model of the mechanics of an excavator backhoe digging in soil. This model is used to predict the trajectories developed by a closed-loop f...
Howard Cannon, Sanjiv Singh