Control system for agricultural autonomous electric vehicle

The subject of this thesis is the realization of the control system of an autonomous electric vehicle for agricultural applications. The robot will be used for field experimentation of innovative agricultural techniques. The software is developed in LabVIEW programming language, and is employed on an embedded system manufactured by National Instruments that is used as Platform Control Unit. MATLAB and Simulink software are used for simulations and processing of the collected experimental data. As a secondary activity, the electrical circuit was realized including both high-power and signal control wiring harness. The result of the thesis is a working prototype that will be used in a first section of the experimental plant, located at the DISTAL Experimental Center in Cadriano.