HILS setup of dynamic flight path planning in 3D environment with flexible mission planning using Ground Station

Journal of the Franklin Institute

Volumn 348, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-65

  Al Jarrah, M A ^a   Hasan, M M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

3D; Ground Station; Guidance strategy; HILS; Path planning; Trajectory tracking; UAV

Indexed keywords

3D; GROUND STATIONS; GUIDANCE STRATEGY; HILS; PATH-PLANNING; TRAJECTORY TRACKING; UAV;

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; FLIGHT PATHS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GROUND STATE;

EID: 78650786967     PISSN: 00160032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfranklin.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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