Control architecture for segmented trajectory following of a wind-propelled autonomous catamaran

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference 2006

Volumn 8, Issue , 2006, Pages 5236-5249

  Elkaim, Gabriel H ^a,b   Kelbley, Robert J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MOTION PLANNING; SAILING VESSELS; TRAJECTORIES;

AUTONOMOUS SURFACE VEHICLE; CONTROL ARCHITECTURE; NONLINEAR MODEL; WIND PROPELLED AUTONOMOUS CATAMARAN;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 33845728053     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-6782     Document Type: Conference Paper

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