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Vibration based terrain classification for mobile robot using machine learning methods

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|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2025-0044 | Journal eISSN: 1339-309X | Journal ISSN: 1335-3632
Language: English
Page range: 420 - 428
Submitted on: Jul 25, 2025
Published on: Oct 16, 2025
Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 6 issues per year

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