Rendezvous and standoff target tracking guidance using differential geometry

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 69, Issue 1-4, 2013, Pages 389-405

  Oh, Hyondong ^a   Kim, Seungkeun ^b   Shin, Hyo Sang ^a   White, Brian A ^a   Tsourdos, Antonios ^a   Rabbath, Camille Alain ^c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Differential geometry; Rendezvous; Standoff tracking; Unmanned aerial vehicle

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AIRCRAFT DETECTION; CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY; GROUND-BASED TARGETS; REALISTIC SCENARIO; RENDEZVOUS; STAND-OFF DISTANCE (SOD); TARGET INFORMATION; TARGET VELOCITY; TUNING PARAMETER;

GEOMETRY;

EID: 84886601594     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-012-9751-0     Document Type: Article

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