Experimental evaluation of vision algorithms for formation flight and aerial refueling

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 208-220

  Pollini, Lorenzo ^a   Mati, Roberto ^a   Innocent, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CAMERAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ESTIMATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RADIO COMMUNICATION;

AERIAL REFUELING; INFRARED MARKERS; VISION ALGORITHMS; VISION SYSTEM;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 19644372751     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2004-4918     Document Type: Conference Paper

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