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Glossary <strong>of</strong> abbreviation and symbols<br />

Symbol Unit Description<br />

RUA<br />

IV<br />

m<br />

Distance between the joint between the <strong>for</strong>earm and upper<br />

arm <strong>of</strong> the hoeing tool and the cutting edge <strong>of</strong> the duckfoot<br />

knife placed on the upper arm<br />

RESsys ppr Resolution <strong>of</strong> the hoeing tool<br />

Re Rear<br />

RGB<br />

Colour model in which red, green, and blue are combined in<br />

various ways to reproduce other colours<br />

RTK-GPS Real time kinematic global positioning <strong>system</strong><br />

∆s m Sampling distance<br />

SL Standard deviation <strong>of</strong> the data acquired with the laser sensor<br />

SRGB Standard deviation <strong>of</strong> the data acquired with the RGB sensor<br />

SA Searching area<br />

SCR Silicon controlled rectifier<br />

SR m Sampling distance<br />

T s<br />

Tmin<br />

s<br />

∆t s Change <strong>of</strong> the time<br />

tL<br />

tL-1<br />

s<br />

s<br />

Estimated time in which the hoeing tool arrives exactly above<br />

the following plant centre position<br />

Time in which one full rotation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>system</strong> can be achieved<br />

with rated rotational speed<br />

Absolute time value in which the plant detection unit was<br />

positioned exactly above the centre position <strong>of</strong> the latest plant<br />

Absolute time value in which the plant detection unit was<br />

positioned exactly above the centre position <strong>of</strong> the latest but<br />

one plant<br />

TTL Transistor–transistor logic<br />

TGSS True ground speed sensor<br />

∆u rpm Change <strong>of</strong> the rotational speed<br />

uhmax rpm Maximum rotational speed <strong>of</strong> the hoeing tool

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