Autonomous aerial refueling technology demonstration for UAV applications

Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International - Unmanned Systems North America Conference 2007

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 684-698

  Nabaa, Nassib ^a   Romrell, Glyn ^a   Saraniero, Michael ^a   Hansen, Joseph ^a   McCormick, James ^b  

^a SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AERIAL REFUELING; AUTONOMOUS AIRBORNE REFUELING; FLIGHT RESEARCH; FUEL TRANSFER; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; GPS/INS; HIGH GAIN; IN-FLIGHT REFUELING; INTEGRATED SENSORS; PRECISION GUIDANCE; REFUELING SYSTEMS; SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION; TEST CONDITION; TEST RESULTS; VISUAL IMAGERY;

NASA; PROBES; SPACE PROBES;

REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES;

EID: 70449094582     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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