A harmonic potential approach for simultaneous planning and control of a generic UAV platform

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 65, Issue 1-4, 2012, Pages 153-173

  Masoud, Ahmad A ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Autonomous UAVs; Harmonic potential; Harmonic potential field; Joint planning and control; Navigation control; UAV joint planning and control

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS UAVS; HARMONIC POTENTIAL; HARMONIC POTENTIAL FIELDS; JOINT PLANNING; NAVIGATION CONTROL;

AIRCRAFT CONTROL; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; UNMANNED VEHICLES; VELOCITY;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 84855449007     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-011-9570-8     Document Type: Article

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