Extension of a lightweight formation control methodology to groups of autonomous vehicles

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 603, 2005, Pages 853-859

  Elkaim, Gabriel Hugh ^a   Kelbley, Robert Joseph ^a  

^a University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial Potential; Formation Control; Obstacle Avoidance; Virtual Leader

Indexed keywords

COLLISION AVOIDANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINEMATICS;

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES; KINEMATIC VEHICLE MODELS; VIRTUAL LEADER;

ROBOTS;

EID: 28744444458     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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