Vision-based sensor and navigation system for autonomous air refueling

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 979-989

  Valasek, John ^a,c,d   Gunnam, Kiran ^a,d,e   Kimmett, Jennifer ^a,d,e   Tandale, Monish D ^a,d,e   Junkins, John L ^a,d,f   Hughes, Declan ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b StarVision Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c Flight Simulation Laboratory   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e Aerospace Engineering Department ^*  (United States)

^f Center for Mechanics and Control   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; MANEUVERABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; REACTOR REFUELING; TURBULENCE;

AERIAL REFUELING; VEHICLE MODEL; VISION-BASED SENSORS;

SENSORS;

EID: 26244458373     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.11934     Document Type: Article

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