Networking issues for small unmanned aircraft systems

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 54, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 21-37

  Frew, Eric W ^a   Brown, Timothy X ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne communication networks; Controlled mobility; Delay tolerant networking; Heterogeneous unmanned aircraft system; Mobile ad hoc networking; UAS; Unmanned aircraft system

Indexed keywords

AD HOC NETWORKS; AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROL THEORY; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; SENSOR NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; TOOLS;

AIRBORNE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; CONTROLLED MOBILITY; DELAY TOLERANT NETWORKING; HETEROGENEOUS UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM; MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORKING; UAS; UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 56649105241     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-008-9253-2     Document Type: Article

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