Public Summary Month 3/2011

  • The specifications of the mechatronic system to perform master-slave operation have been defined.
  • We are working on equipping the master tractor with RTK-DGPS based steering assistance. We successfully developed and tested the low-level wheel angle control. Currently the high level path following control is under development.
  • We worked out the design of the hardware platform for the master module. Arrangements regarding delivery and interfacing of our future slave tractor have been worked out together with the manufacturer.
  • The software framework has been defined.
  • The design of the data-logging application has been incorporated in the software framework design. The implementation and testing of the software for the master guidance system has been started.
  • We worked on organizational issues to perform data logging of the master module. Data for testing the low-level control has been logged.
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