Real-time nonlinear embedded control for an autonomous quadrotor helicopter

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1049-1061

  Kendoul, F ^a,b   Lara, D ^a,b   Fantoni Coichot, I ^a,b   Lozano, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; CONTROL THEORY; LYAPUNOV FUNCTIONS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; REAL TIME CONTROL; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

NONLINEAR MODEL; ONBOARD CONTROL; QUADROTOR ROTORCRAFT; ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT;

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 34547611960     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.27882     Document Type: Article

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