A quaternion-based inverse dynamics model for real-time UAV trajectory generation

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Drury, Rick G ^a   Whidborne, James F ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FLIGHT ENVELOPES; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MILITARY VEHICLES; OPTIMIZATION; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

ATTITUDE REPRESENTATION; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; DERIVATIVE-FREE OPTIMIZATION; INVERSE DYNAMICS MODELS; REAL TIME TRAJECTORY GENERATION; TRAJECTORY GENERATION; TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION; UNMANNED AIRCRAFTS;

FLIGHT PATHS;

EID: 78049248520     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2009-6300     Document Type: Conference Paper

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