A modular framework for fast prototyping of cooperative unmanned aerial vehicle

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 65, Issue 1-4, 2012, Pages 507-520

  Benini, Alessandro ^a   Mancini, Adriano ^a   Minutolo, Riccardo ^b   Longhi, Sauro ^a   Montanari, Mauro ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione   (Italy)

^b THALES   (France)

Author keywords

Fast prototyping; MPC; Simulation; UAV

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE SCENARIOS; DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS; FAST PROTOTYPING; MODULAR FRAMEWORK; MPC; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; SIMULATED AGENTS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION PLATFORM; UAV CONTROL;

AUTOMOBILE EXHIBITIONS; CONTROL THEORY; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; MATLAB; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; UNMANNED VEHICLES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 84855437595     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-011-9577-1     Document Type: Article

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