Semi-autonomous inspection with a neutral buoyancy free-flyer

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

Volumn 8, Issue , 2006, Pages 5483-5493

  McGhan, Catharine L R ^a   Besser, Rebecca L ^a   Sanner, Robert M ^a   Atkins, Ella M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROLLERS; NEUTRAL BUOYANCY FREE FLYERS; TRAJECTORY TRACKING TASKS; VISUAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (VPS);

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; INSPECTION; ROBOTICS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 33845777511     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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