System development and demonstration of a UAV control architecture for information gathering missions

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 23, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 417-440

  Cole, David T ^a   Sukkarieh, Salah ^a   Göktoǧan, Ali Haydar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; TRACKING (POSITION);

FLIGHT DEMONSTRATIONS; HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP TESTING; INFORMATION GATHERING MISSIONS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 33747032005     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20123     Document Type: Article

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