Vision-only control of a flapping MAV on Mars

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference 2007

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages 5156-5162

  De Wagter, C ^a   Bijnens, B ^a   Mulder, J A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SOLAR WIND;

AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT CONTROL; OPTIC FLOW;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 37249088291     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-6853     Document Type: Conference Paper

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