Architecture of a UAV for volcanic gas sampling

IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA

Volumn 1 2 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 739-744

  Caltabiano, Daniele ^a   Muscato, Giovanni ^a   Orlando, Angelo ^a   Federico, Cinzia ^b   Giudice, Gaetano ^b   Guerrieri, Sergio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS SAMPLING SYSTEMS; VOLCANIC CLOUD; VOLCANIC GAS SAMPLING; VOLCANIC PLUMES;

CONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC MOTORS; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; MACHINE DESIGN; SAMPLING; VOLCANOES;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 33847299946     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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