Multi-agent control algorithms for chemical cloud detection and mapping using unmanned air vehicles

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2002, Pages 2782-2788

  Kovacina, Michael A ^a   Palmer, Daniel ^b   Yang, Guang ^c   Vaidyanathan, Ravi ^d  

^a Orbital Research Inc   (United States)

^b JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; MAPPING;

CHEMICAL CLOUD; UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 0036453716     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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