System integration and operation of a research unmanned aerial vehicle

Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information and Communication

Volumn , Issue JAN., 2004, Pages 5-18

  Johnson, Eric N ^a,b   Schrage, Daniel P ^a,c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b School of Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

^c School of Aerospace Engineering

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIONICS; COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; ROBOTICS;

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN ROTORCRAFT TECHNOLOGY (CERT); FLIGHT-TESTING; REMOTELY PILOTED HELICOPTERS (RPH); SOFTWARE ENABLED CONTROL (SEC);

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 18444386194     PISSN: 15429423     EISSN: 15429423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.4424     Document Type: Article

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