Autonomous Excavation of Rocks Using a Gaussian Process Model and Unscented Kalman Filter

In large-scale open-pit mining and construction works, excavators must deal with large rocks mixed with gravel and granular soil. Capturing and moving large rocks with the bucket of an excavator requires a high level of skill that only experienced human operators possess. In an attempt to develop au...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sotiropoulos, Filippos E., Asada, Haruhiko
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128005