Development of a GPS/INS/MAG navigation system and waypoint navigator for a VTOL UAV

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6561, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Meister, Oliver ^a   Mönikes, Ralf ^a   Wendel, Jan ^a   Frietsch, Natalie ^a   Schlaile, Christian ^a   Trommer, Gert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

GPS INS integration; Helicopter; Magnetometer; VTOL UAV; Waypoint navigation

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HELICOPTER ROTORS; MAGNETOMETERS; RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT; SPACE SURVEILLANCE; VTOL/STOL AIRCRAFT;

GPS/INS INTEGRATION; RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS; UNMANNED FOUR-ROTOR HELICOPTERS; WAYPOINT NAVIGATION;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 35948951247     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.718623     Document Type: Conference Paper

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