Using tethered robotics to launch flying and hovering robot agents for tactical air-superiority in land warfare and anti-terrorist activities

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5409, Issue , 2004, Pages 39-49

  Ratner, Danny ^a   McKerrow, Phillip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aerial Robot; Ducted fan; Pendulum control; Tethered robot

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; DUCTED FAN ENGINES; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; MILITARY OPERATIONS; PENDULUMS; REMOTE SENSING; ROBOTS; TETHERLINES; WINDING;

AERIAL ROBOTS; DUCTED FANS; PENDULUM CONTROL; TETHERED ROBOTS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 10044243729     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.543914     Document Type: Conference Paper

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