The EDA project represents a step towards autonomous driving of agricultural machinery. The use of EDA could fully utilise the performance of modern agricultural machinery and improve productivity and energy efficiency as well as the competitive conditions of German agriculture.
In the planned research project, an unmanned ‘guided’ vehicle, such as a tractor with a tillage implement, is to be electronically coupled to a manned guidance vehicle working in the same process.
The distance travelled by the lead vehicle is determined via satellites and made available as information for navigating the lead vehicle. This information is then processed, taking into account the offset, the distance, the additional information required and the "disturbance variables that occur, so that dynamic navigation of the guided tractor is possible. The guided tractor is also given a virtual tolerance field in order to bridge any transmission errors in the wireless connection.
Following the successful completion of the Electronic Drawbar for Agricultural Machinery (EDA) research project, project partner AGCO Fendt was awarded a gold medal at Agritechnica 2011 for the EDA-based product Fendt GuideConnect. Particularly promising product innovations are regularly honoured at the world's largest agricultural technology trade fair. The EDA project was exemplary in laying the foundations for the successful transfer of a research topic into an attractive agricultural product.
The EDA project represents a step towards autonomous driving of agricultural machinery. The use of EDA could fully utilise the performance of modern agricultural machinery and improve productivity and energy efficiency as well as the competitive conditions of German agriculture.
In the planned research project, an unmanned ‘guided’ vehicle, such as a tractor with tillage equipment, is to be electronically coupled to a manned guide vehicle working in the same process.
The distance travelled by the lead vehicle is determined via satellites and made available as information for the navigation of the lead vehicle. This information is then processed, taking into account the offset, the distance, the additional information required and the "disturbance variables that occur, so that dynamic navigation of the guided tractor is possible. The guided tractor is also given a virtual tolerance field in order to bridge any transmission errors in the wireless connection.
| Title | Author | Source |
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| Development of an intelligent master-slave system between agricultural vehicles | Xi Zhang |
In Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium |
| Method for an electronic controlled platooning system of agricultural vehicles | Xi Zhang |
In Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety, Pune, India, 2009, pp. 161-166 |
| Elektronische Deichsel für landwirtschaftliche Arbeitsmaschine – Auf dem Weg nach autonomen Landmaschinen | Xi Zhang,
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LAND.TECHNIK 2010 Tagungsband, S. 187-195 |
| Electronically Controlled Towing Bar between Agricultural Vehicles | Xi Zhang |
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Machine Control & Guidance, Bonn |