Waypoint navigation for a micro air vehicle using vision-based attitude estimation

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 1114, 2006, Pages 821-829

  Kehoe, J J ^a   Causey, R S ^a   Abdulrahim, M ^a   Lind, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

MICRO AIR VEHICLES; WAYPOINT NAVIGATION;

NAVIGATION;

EID: 34250157418     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000192400000169X     Document Type: Article

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