An overview of the "volcan project": An UAS for exploration of volcanic environments

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 54, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 471-494

  Astuti, G ^a   Giudice, G ^a   Longo, D ^a   Melita, C D ^a   Muscato, G ^a   Orlando, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomous navigation system; Hardware in the loop; Unmanned aircraft system; Volcanic plume gas sampling

Indexed keywords

AIR NAVIGATION; AIRCRAFT; GASES; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; SPACE OPTICS;

AERIAL PLATFORMS; AERIAL SURVEILLANCES; AERIAL SYSTEMS; AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM; AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCES; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS SAMPLINGS; HARDWARE IN THE LOOP; IN-SITU; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES; UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM; UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS; VOLCANIC AREAS; VOLCANIC ENVIRONMENTS; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; VOLCANIC GASES; VOLCANIC PLUME GAS SAMPLING; VOLCANIC PLUMES;

VOLCANOES;

EID: 56649120580     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-008-9275-9     Document Type: Article

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