Robust trajectory tracking controller for vision based probe and drogue autonomous aerial refueling

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 602-617

  Tandale, Monish D ^a,b,c   Bowers, Roshawn ^a,b,c,d   Valasek, John ^a,b,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Flight Simulation Laboratory   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DOCKING; ERROR ANALYSIS; NAVIGATION; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); TURBULENCE; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

AERIAL REFUELLING; DROGUE POSITION; FEEDBACK CONTROLLER; UNMANNED RECEIVER AIRCRAFT;

CONTROL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 29744442161     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2005-5868     Document Type: Conference Paper

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