Design and evaluation of an autonomous, obstacle avoiding, flight control system using simulated visual sensors

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA 3rd "Unmanned-Unlimited" Technical Conference, Workshop, and Exhibit

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 915-941

  Crawford, Bobby G ^a,c   Downing, David R ^b,d  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c Mahan Hall   (United States)

^d Learned Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATION COEFFICIENTS; FLIGHT COMMANDS; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; SIMULATED VISION SYSTEMS;

AIRCRAFT; ALGORITHMS; CAMERAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); IMAGE SENSORS; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 19644363046     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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