Information energy for sensor-reactive UAV flock control

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

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 631-644

  Lawrence, Dale A ^a   Donahue, Ryan E ^a   Mohseni, Kamran ^a   Han, Richard ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DATA REDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; SENSORS;

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE; INTER-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION; MICRO AERIAL VEHICLES (MAV); SENSOR FLOCK;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 19644383362     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2004-6530     Document Type: Conference Paper

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