Adversarial ground target tracking using UAVs with input constraints

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 65, Issue 1-4, 2012, Pages 521-532

  Zhu, Senqiang ^a   Wang, Danwei ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Exposure avoidance; Input constraints; Target tracking; UAVs

Indexed keywords

BANG-BANG; CIRCULAR TRACKING; EXPOSURE AVOIDANCE; EXPOSURE-TIME; GROUND TARGET TRACKING; INITIAL STATE; INPUT CONSTRAINTS; TRACKING CONTROLLER; TRACKING PERFORMANCE; UAV SAFETY; UAVS;

CONTROLLERS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); UNMANNED VEHICLES;

TARGET TRACKING;

EID: 84855460138     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-011-9574-4     Document Type: Article

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