System integration of a miniature rotorcraft for aerial tele-operation research

Mechatronics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 776-788

  Andersh, Jonathan ^a   Mettler, Bernie ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Embedded systems; Indoor navigation; Miniature rotorcraft

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ANTENNAS;

FLIGHT ENDURANCE; HUMAN INTERACTIONS; IN-DOOR NAVIGATIONS; INDOOR OPERATIONS; MINIATURE ROTORCRAFT; PAYLOAD CAPABILITIES; SYSTEM INTEGRATION; WEIGHT CONSTRAINTS;

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS;

EID: 79958143345     PISSN: 09574158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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