An output feedback nonlinear decentralized controller for unmanned vehicle co-ordination

International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1106-1128

  Orqueda, O A A ^a   Zhang, X T ^a   Fierro, R ^a  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial vision; Decentralized control; Formation stability; High gain observers; Sliding mode

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; COMPUTER VISION; DECENTRALIZED CONTROL; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; SLIDING MODE CONTROL; STATE FEEDBACK;

DECENTRALIZED STABILIZATION; FORMATION STABILITY; HIGH GAIN OBSERVERS; NONLINEAR CONTROLLERS;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 34547226566     PISSN: 10498923     EISSN: 10991239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rnc.1167     Document Type: Article

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