Automated launch, landing and refueling technologies for increased UGV-UAV effectiveness

1st Joint Emergency Preparedness and Response/Robotic and Remote Systems Topical Meeting

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 164-170

  Mullens, Katherine ^a   Burmeister, Aaron ^a   Wills, Mike ^a   Stroumtsos, Nicholas ^b   Denewiler, Thomas ^b   Pachura, Jason ^c   Prior, Gideon ^c   Hawkins, Barry ^c  

^a Naval Command   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR WASTE CONTAMINATION; UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (UGV);

AIRCRAFT LANDING; AIRCRAFT LANDING SYSTEMS; FILLING STATIONS; HELICOPTERS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SAFETY DEVICES; TAKEOFF;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 33846109493     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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