Vision-only control and guidance for aircraft

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 863-890

  Proctor, Alison A ^a   Johnson, Eric N ^a   Apker, Thomas B ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER VISION; GLIDERS; IMAGE PROCESSING; KALMAN FILTERING; STATE ESTIMATION;

ABSOLUTE STATE MEASUREMENTS; AUTONOMOUS FLIGHTS; VISION-ONLY CONTROL;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 33751226323     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20155     Document Type: Article

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