Trajectory tracking controller for vision-based probe and drogue autonomous aerial refueling

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 846-857

  Tandale, Monish D ^a   Bowers, Roshawn ^a   Valasek, John ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; RELIABILITY; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SENSORS; TRACKING (POSITION); TRAJECTORIES; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

AERIAL REFUELING; DROGUE AUTONOMOUS AERIAL REFUELING; SENSOR NOISE; TRAJECTORY TRACKING CONTROLLERS;

AIRCRAFT FUELING;

EID: 33747056296     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.19694     Document Type: Article

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