Vision-based tracking and motion estimation for moving targets using unmanned air vehicles

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 907-917

  Dobrokhodov, Vladimir N ^a,c   Kaminer, Isaac I ^a,c   Jones, Kevin D ^a,c   Ghabcheloo, Reza ^b,c  

^a Naval Postgraduate School ^*  (United States)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT DETECTION; COSTS; MOTION PLANNING; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); VISUAL SERVOING;

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES; GEOREFERENCED DATABASE; OFF-THE-SHELF SYSTEMS; RADIO-CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT; REAL TIME INTEGRATION; TARGET IDENTIFICATION; UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE (UAVS); VISION-BASED TRACKING;

MOTION ESTIMATION;

EID: 48849101997     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.33206     Document Type: Article

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