Abstract: A kinematic earthmoving simulation environment was used to investigate job planning strategies which could increase the performance of automated material loading with a robotic compact skid-steered wheel loader. One new problem studied was the subdivision of a larger rectangular workspace using the smaller rectangular Scoop Area (SA). Two methods for selecting scooping approach vectors were also compared: a Zero Contour (ZC) method which assesses all possible perpendicular approaches along the bottom of the slope, and the proposed alternative H...
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Simulation
Human–computer interaction