Autonomous aerial refueling based on the tanker reference frame

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Ross, Steven M ^a   Pachter, Meir ^a   Jacques, David R ^a   Kish, Brian A ^b   Millman, Daniel R ^b  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL REFUELING MANEUVERS; AUTONOMOUS AERIAL REFUELING; FLIGHT TEST;

AIRCRAFT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; MANEUVERABILITY;

AIRCRAFT FUELING;

EID: 34047131873     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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