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Symbol Unit Description<br />

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

uhn rpm Nominal rotational speed <strong>of</strong> the hoeing tool<br />

ummax rpm Maximum rotational speed <strong>of</strong> the servo motor<br />

unew rpm Newly calculated rotational speed <strong>of</strong> the hoeing tool<br />

uold rpm Latest rotational speed <strong>of</strong> the hoeing tool<br />

UK United Kingdom<br />

USB Universal serial bus<br />

V m s -1<br />

Vmax<br />

m s -1<br />

Forward speed <strong>of</strong> the hoeing tool<br />

Maximum <strong>for</strong>ward speed <strong>for</strong> the hoeing <strong>system</strong> with three<br />

arms and hoeing strategy when one full rotation corresponds<br />

to three cuts between every two plants in the row<br />

VI Virtual instrument (LabVIEW)<br />

VE Virtual environment<br />

VP Virtual prototyping<br />

xfr1<br />

xfront<br />

xmi1<br />

xre1<br />

xrear<br />

yfr1<br />

ymi1<br />

m<br />

m<br />

m<br />

m<br />

m<br />

m<br />

m<br />

Projection <strong>of</strong> the 1 section’s front duckfoot knife position to xaxis<br />

Projection <strong>of</strong> the distance between the duckfoot knife’s blade<br />

approaching the plant from the front side and the centre<br />

position <strong>of</strong> the plant to x-axis<br />

Projection <strong>of</strong> the 1 section’s middle duckfoot knife position to<br />

x-axis<br />

Projection <strong>of</strong> the 1 section’s rear duckfoot knife position to xaxis<br />

Projection <strong>of</strong> the distance between the duckfoot knife’s blade<br />

approaching the plant from the rear side and the centre<br />

position <strong>of</strong> the plant to x-axis<br />

Projection <strong>of</strong> the 1 section’s front duckfoot knife position to yaxis<br />

Projection <strong>of</strong> the 1 section’s middle duckfoot knife position to<br />

y-axis<br />

V

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