Robust and randomized control design of mini-UAVs: The MH1000 platform

Proceedings of the American Control Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 159-164

  Lorefice, Laura ^a   Pralio, Barbara ^a   Tempo, Roberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; CONTROL THEORY; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; ROBUST CONTROL; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); UNMANNED VEHICLES; WEIGHT CONTROL;

(E ,2E) THEORY; CONTROL DESIGNS; CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGNS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MINI UAV; PLANT UNCERTAINTIES; RANDOMIZED ALGORITHMS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (MINI-UAV);

MILITARY DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 46449098389     PISSN: 07431619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ACC.2007.4283162     Document Type: Conference Paper

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