Multi-vehicle convoy mobility in severe terrain conditions: Factor impact analysis, estimation and control strategy

Improving the manual harvesting operation efficiency by coordinating a fleet of N-trailer vehicles

“…N-trailer vehicles, to transport big containers and improve harvesting efficiency. Despite their scalable payload capacity, the use of heavy machinery introduces negative effects over the fruit quality and the soil compaction (Van Zeebroeck et al, 2007;Gray & Vantsevich, 2015). Moreover, the N-trailer vehicles introduce additional maneuverability constraints which should be considered during the route planning, as it was presented in recent works e.g.…”