Output feedback observation and control for visual servoing of VTOL UAVs

International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1008-1030

  Le Bras, Florent ^a   Hamel, Tarek ^b   Mahony, Robert ^c   Treil, Aurélie ^d  

^a Delegation Generale pour l'Armement   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d BERTIN TECHNOLOGIES   (France)

Author keywords

adaptive controller; image based visual servo (IBVS); nonlinear observer; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROLLERS; BASIN OF ATTRACTION; CAMERA SYSTEMS; CONTROL ALGORITHMS; COUPLED STATE; DYNAMIC IMAGES; GLOBAL POSITIONING; IMAGE-BASED VISUAL SERVO; NON-LINEAR OBSERVER; OUTPUT FEEDBACK; RATE GYRO; SENSOR SUITE; SIMULATION RESULT; STABILITY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREAS; VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS;

ACCELEROMETERS; ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ALGORITHMS; CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS; CONTROLLERS; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; SENSORS; VIDEO CAMERAS; VISUAL SERVOING;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 79955668918     PISSN: 10498923     EISSN: 10991239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rnc.1638     Document Type: Article

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