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The main idea is not to replace the human farmer, but to augment his\/her capabilities by deploying mobile robots as assistants in field operations. The scheme is based on a leader\u2013follower approach. The manned tractor is used as a leader, which will be taken as a reference point for a follower. The follower then takes the position of the leader as a target, and follows it in an autonomous manner. This will allow the farmer to multiply the working width by the number of mobile robots deployed during field operations. 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