Vision-based landing of fixed-wing miniature air vehicles

Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information and Communication

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-226

  Barber, Blake ^a   McLain, Timothy ^b   Edwards, Barrett ^b  

^a Procerus Technologies   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUAL FLIGHTS; AIR VEHICLES; ESTIMATION BIAS; MOVING TARGETS; VISION-BASED;

LANDING; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 63049133045     PISSN: 15429423     EISSN: 15429423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.36201     Document Type: Article

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