Flying insect inspired vision for autonomous aerial robot maneuvers in near-earth environments

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 2004, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 2347-2352

  Green, William E ^a   Oh, Paul Y ^a   Barrows, Geoffrey ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Centeye in Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CAMERAS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANEUVERABILITY; MICROSENSORS; TUNNELS;

AERIAL ROBOTS; FLIGHT PATTERNS; FLYING INSECTS; RECONNAISSANCE;

ROBOTS;

EID: 3042625127     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/robot.2004.1307412     Document Type: Conference Paper

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