Hybrid control of long-endurance aerial robotic vehicles for wireless sensor networks

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Lee, Deok Jin ^a   Andersson, Klas ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous aerial robot; Long endurance flight control; Self tuning control; Sensor networks; Soaring control

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; HYBRID VEHICLES; ROBOTICS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSOR NODES; UNMANNED VEHICLES; VEHICLES; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

AERIAL ROBOTS; ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNICATION THROUGHPUTS; DECISION MAKING SUPPORT; ENVIRONMENT MONITORING; FLIGHT CONTROL; HYBRID CONTROL APPROACH; SELF TUNING CONTROLS; COMMUNICATION COVERAGE;

VEHICLE TO VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 79958740797     PISSN: 17298806     EISSN: 17298814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5772/10577     Document Type: Article

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