| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R50738/01 |
| Title: |
Autonomous Excavation Stratergies for Mobile Front End Excavators Based on Soil Tool Interaction modelling |
| Principal Investigator: |
Seneviratne, Professor LD |
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| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Kings College London |
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ROPA |
| Starts: |
01 November 2001 |
Ends: |
31 October 2003 |
Value (£): |
85,643
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| Ground Engineering |
Materials testing & eng. |
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| Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
Manufacturing |
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Electronics |
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Excavation tasks play an important role in many fields including construction, agriculture and military applications. Automating the task poses challenging research issues and a main problem is coping with varying soil conditions. The proposed research will investigate autonomous excavation strategies for mobile front-end excavators. Analytical modelling for the excavator system including soil-tool interaction analysis will be investigated. The model will be used to research the feasibility of model-based estimation of the soil-tool interaction parameters, and hence generate automated tool control strategies. The principles will be tested and demonstrated using computer simulations studies and experimental facilities at DERA.
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