Real-time implementation and validation of a new hierarchical path planning scheme of UAVs via hardware-in-the-loop simulation

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 54, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 163-181

  Jung, Dongwon ^a   Ratti, Jayant ^a   Tsiotras, Panagiotis ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hardware in the loop simulation (HILS); Path planning and control; UAV

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; REAL TIME CONTROL; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SYNTHETIC APERTURES; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); UNMANNED VEHICLES;

AVOIDING OBSTACLES; COMPLETE CONTROLS; COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES; CONTROL ALGORITHMS; CONTROL ARCHITECTURES; CONTROL HIERARCHIES; HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP SIMULATION (HILS); HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP SIMULATIONS; PATH FOLLOWINGS; PATH PLANNING; PATH PLANNING AND CONTROL; SEAMLESS INTEGRATIONS; SOFTWARE FRAMEWORKS; UAV; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE];

CONCURRENCY CONTROL;

EID: 56649123402     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-008-9255-0     Document Type: Article

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