Low-cost multi-UAV technologies for contour mapping of nuclear radiation field

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 70, Issue 1-4, 2013, Pages 401-410

  Han, Jinlu ^a   Xu, Yaojin ^b   Di, Long ^c   Chen, Yangquan ^a  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Contour mapping; Low cost; Radiation detection; UAV formation flight

Indexed keywords

3-D SPACE; CONTOUR MAPPING; COOPERATIVE CONTROL ALGORITHMS; EXPERIMENTAL FORMATION; FLIGHT TEST; FORMATION FLIGHT; LOW COSTS; LOW-COST; MULTI UAV; MULTIPLE UAVS; NUCLEAR DETECTION; NUCLEAR RADIATIONS; RADIATION DETECTION; REAL APPLICATIONS; SERVICE PRODUCTS; UAV PLATFORM; UAV SYSTEMS;

ALGORITHMS; COSTS; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING;

RADIATION;

EID: 84871635244     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-012-9722-5     Document Type: Article

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