Boom and receptacle autonomous air refueling using visual snake optical sensor

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1753-1769

  Doebbler, James ^a,c,d,f   Spaeths, Theresa ^a,c,d,g   Valasek, John ^a,c,d   Monda, Mark J ^b,d,e   Schaub, Hanspeter ^b,d,e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Flight Simulation Laboratory   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Department   (United States)

^f the National Aerospace Engineering Honor Society   (United States)

^g L 3 Communication Systems in Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS; ALGORITHMS; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; DOCKING; OPTICAL SENSORS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

AUTONOMOUS AIR REFUELING; PASSIVE TARGET IMAGES; STATIONKEEPING CONTROLLERS; TANKER AIRCRAFTS;

AIRCRAFT FUELING;

EID: 36849001909     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.28305     Document Type: Article

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