Simulation analysis of autonomous aerial refueling procedures

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

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 573-588

  Herrnberger, M ^a,c   Sachs, G ^a,d,e   Holzapfel, F ^b,d,e   Tostmann, W ^b   Weixler, E ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b IABG MBH   (Germany)

^c Institute of Control   (Germany)

^d Institute of Flight Mechanics and Flight Control   (Germany)

^e AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL REFUELING; ANGLE OF ATTACKS; BASKET MOTION; GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MANEUVERABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; OPTICAL SENSORS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TRAJECTORIES;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS;

EID: 29744447338     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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