Vision-based target localization from a fixed-wing miniature air vehicle

Proceedings of the American Control Conference

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 2862-2867

  Redding, Joshua D ^a   McLain, Timothy W ^b   Beard, Randal W ^b   Taylor, Clark N ^b  

^a SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS COMPANY INC   (United States)

^b Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENT ERRORS; PIXELS; POSITION MEASUREMENT; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

CAMERA POSE ANGLES; FIXED WING MINIATURE AIR VEHICLE;

TARGET TRACKING;

EID: 34047201116     PISSN: 07431619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/acc.2006.1657153     Document Type: Conference Paper

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