Path generation and tracking in 3-D for UAVs

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 980-988

  Ambrosino, G ^a   Ariola, M ^b   Ciniglio, U ^c   Corraro, F ^c   De Lellis, E ^c   Pironti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^c ITALIAN AEROSPACE RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aeronautics; Path generation; Path tracking; Simulations; Unmanned air vehicles (UAVs)

Indexed keywords

AERONAUTICS; PATH GENERATION; PATH TRACKING; SIMULATIONS; UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES (UAVS);

AERODYNAMICS; ALGORITHMS; AVIATION; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

TRACKING (POSITION);

EID: 67650729716     PISSN: 10636536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2009.2014359     Document Type: Article

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