Comparative Evaluation of Mobile Platforms for Non-Structured Environments and Performance Requirements Identification for Forest Clearing Applications

The effort to automate is present across all industries. It has an economic purpose but potential impacts go far beyond economics. Research been carried out and a lot of investment made in automation variety industries, as well agriculture forestry, which resulted efficient solutions for diverse applications. In fact, more have emerged the field than any other. This can be explained terms, also light complex navigation required because unstructured environments such forests. paper provides comprehensive review existing mobile platforms presents comparative study application forest clearing. We evaluate size, levels, traction, energy source, locomotion systems, sensors/actuators availability tools that must succeed its function. Hence, it will possible feasibility retrofitting platform into electric unmanned ground vehicle clearing or if easier start development from scratch. evaluation results reveal currently unavailable market new needed. performance requirements are identified proposed paper.