Cooperative control of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles using the potential field theory

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1805-1814

  Eun, Yeonju ^a,b   Bang, Hyochoong ^a,b,c  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MANEUVERABILITY; MOTION PLANNING; NUMERICAL METHODS; ROBOTS;

AUTOMATED CONTROL STRATEGY; ENEMY AIR DEFENSE MISSIONS; POTENTIAL FIELD THEORY; VORONOI DIAGRAM;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 33846052179     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.20345     Document Type: Article

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