Boom and receptacle autonomous air refueling using a visual pressure snake optical sensor

Collection of Technical Papers - 2006 Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1088-1110

  Doebbler, James ^a,c,d   Valasek, John ^a,c,d   Monda, Mark J ^b,d,e   Schaub, Hanspeter ^b,d,e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Flight Simulation Laboratory   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; MANEUVERABILITY; OPTICAL SENSORS; TURBULENCE; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

AIR REFUELING; DOCKING MANEUVERS; RECEIVER AIRCRAFT; VISION SENSORS;

AIRCRAFT FUELS;

EID: 33751400544     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-6504     Document Type: Conference Paper

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