Autonomous UAV control using a 3-sensor autopilot

Collection of Technical Papers - 2007 AIAA InfoTech at Aerospace Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 423-436

  Pisano, William J ^a,b,c   Lawrence, Dale A ^a,b,c   Gray, Peter C ^a,b  

^a University of Colorado   (United States)

^b Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; PRESSURE SENSORS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

AUTONOMOUS UAV CONTROL; FIELD GUIDANCE SYSTEM; GPS RECEIVER;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 35649008395     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-2756     Document Type: Conference Paper

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