Abstract:
The project's objective is to cost-effectively navigate and spray insecticides/pesticides in
a constrained area, and it's meant to be utilized by local farmers as a low-cost solution
alternative to other expensive spraying methods. In this case our constraint environment
is a grape yard, and the idea is to employ a simple and reliable visual teach-and-repeat
navigation system which allows a vehicle to autonomously repeat tracks that were
previously taught by a human operator. The mapping and navigation are expected to be
done by a single camera as the algorithm is centered around monocular vision,
furthermore, automating a vehicle is also part of the deliverables, that will be done on an
All-Terrain-Vehicle by creating a mechanism for steering control and remotely
controlling it.
