The tempest unmanned aircraft system for in situ observations of tornadic supercells: Design and VORTEX2 flight results

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 461-483

  Elston, Jack S ^a   Roadman, Jason ^a   Stachura, MacIej ^a   Argrow, Brian ^a   Houston, Adam ^b   Frew, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS; CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS; CRITICAL SYSTEMS; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION; FIELD DEPLOYMENT; GUST FRONTS; IN-SITU; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; REAR-FLANK; REGULATORY DECISIONS; REGULATORY ISSUES; SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS; SUPPORT VEHICLES; TORNADIC SUPERCELLS; UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM; UNMANNED AIRCRAFTS;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THUNDERSTORMS; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 79959561631     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20394     Document Type: Article

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