A vision-based autopilot for a miniature air vehicle: Joint speed control and lateral obstacle avoidance

Autonomous Robots

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 103-122

  Serres, J ^a   Dray, D ^a   Ruffier, F ^a   Franceschini, N ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Autopilot; Biomimetics; Bionics; Biorobotics; Hovercraft; Insect flight; MAV (micro air vehicle); Motion detection; OF (optic flow); Urban canyon navigation

Indexed keywords

AIR CUSHION VEHICLES; BIOMIMETICS; BIONICS; COMPUTER VISION; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; MOTION CONTROL; ROBOTICS;

AUTOPILOTS; BIOROBOTICS; MOTION DETECTION; PITCH STABILIZATION; URBAN CANYON NAVIGATION;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 42149099283     PISSN: 09295593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10514-007-9069-0     Document Type: Article

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