New algorithms for aircraft intent inference and trajectory prediction

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 370-382

  Yepes, Javier Lovera ^a,b,c   Hwang, Inseok ^a,b,c   Rotea, Mario ^a,b,c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIRCRAFT; ALGORITHMS; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TRACKING (POSITION);

AIRCRAFT INTENT INFERENCE; AIRCRAFT TRACKING; HYBRID ESTIMATION ALGORITHMS;

TRAJECTORIES;

EID: 33947640048     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.26750     Document Type: Article

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