Fixed-wing attitude estimation using temporal tracking of the horizon and optical flow

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 355-372

  Dusha, Damien ^a   Mejias, Luis ^a   Walker, Rodney ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE VEHICLES; ATTITUDE ESTIMATION; FLIGHT CONDITIONS; FRONT END; MOTION MODELS; PITCH ANGLE; ROLL ANGLE; STANDARD DEVIATION;

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT DETECTION; AUTOMOBILE BODIES; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; STATISTICAL TESTS; STATISTICS;

OPTICAL FLOWS;

EID: 79953766185     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20387     Document Type: Article

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