Optimal multi-UAV convoy protection

2009 2nd International Conference on Robot Communication and Coordination, RoboComm 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ding, X C ^a   Rahmani, A ^a   Egerstedt, M ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

CONSTANT ALTITUDE; CONVOY PROTECTION; GROUND CONVOYS; KINEMATIC CONSTRAINTS; MULTIPLE UAVS; OPTIMAL TRAJECTORIES; TIME OPTIMAL TRAJECTORY; TIME-OPTIMAL;

GROUND VEHICLES;

EID: 69849103753     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4108/icst.robocomm2009.5867     Document Type: Conference Paper

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