Unmanned aerial vehicles: Autonomous control challenges,a researcher's perspective

2nd AIAA "Unmanned Unlimited" Conference and Workshop and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Clough, Bruce T ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MILITARY AIRCRAFT; RESEARCH; SOFTWARE TESTING;

AUTONOMOUS CONTROL; AUTONOMOUS UAVS; HUMAN SUPERVISORS; MANNED AIRCRAFT; RESEARCH VISION; SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; SOFTWARE METHODOLOGIES; TASK EXECUTIONS;

AIRCRAFT CONTROL;

EID: 84896050775     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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10. From an email conversation with Mr. Robert Smith Jr., co-worker at the Air Vehicles Directorate.
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13. From MIL-STD-9490-D
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