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An Energy-Efficient Battery Monitoring and Logging System for Agricultural Robotics with CAN Bus Integration

Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2025-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
Language: English
Page range: 156 - 170
Submitted on: Apr 3, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 24, 2025
Published on: Jun 3, 2025
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year

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