An Aerial Robot Prototype for Situational Awareness in Closed Quarters

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 61-66

  Green, William E ^a   Oh, Paul Y ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL ROBOTS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AERODYNAMICS; MILITARY OPERATIONS; MOTION PLANNING; NAVIGATION; RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT; SECURITY SYSTEMS; STEERING; TORQUE; TUNNELS;

ROBOT APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0348041581     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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