Autonomous exploration of a wind field with a gliding aircraft

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 719-733

  Lawrance, Nicholas R J ^a   Sukkarieh, Salah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

AUTONOMOUS EXPLORATION; FIELD EXPLORATION; FLIGHT DURATION; GAUSSIAN PROCESSES; MAP QUALITY; THERMAL BUBBLE; WIND CONDITIONS; WIND ESTIMATION;

FREE FLIGHT;

EID: 79955758139     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.52236     Document Type: Article

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