A Multi-UAV simulation for formation reconfiguration

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 45-62

  Venkataramanan, Sriram ^a   Dogan, Atilla ^a  

^a University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT FUELING; AIRCRAFT FUELS; AIRCRAFT LANDING; AVIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PLANNING; TAKEOFF; WIND TUNNELS;

AIRFRAME GEOMETRY; FLIGHT TRAJECTORY; MISSION PLANNING; VORTEX EFFECTS;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 19644374344     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2004-4800     Document Type: Conference Paper

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