High accuracy ground target geo-location using autonomous micro aerial vehicle platforms

AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Conte, Gianpaolo ^a   Hempel, Maria ^a   Rudol, Piotr ^a   Lundström, David ^a   Duranti, Simone ^a   Wzorek, Mariusz ^a   Doherty, Patrick ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL IMAGE REGISTRATION; CAMERA SENSOR; FLIGHT ALTITUDES; GEOLOCATIONS; GROUND OBJECTS; GROUND TARGET; IMAGE REGISTRATION TECHNIQUES; MICRO AERIAL VEHICLE; POWER RESOURCES; SATELLITE IMAGES;

CAMERAS; IMAGE REGISTRATION; MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV); NAVIGATION; SENSORS;

VIDEO CAMERAS;

EID: 78651071884     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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