On-board state estimation for planetary aerobots

12th Lighter-Than-Air Systems Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 1-8

  Scheid, Robert E ^a   Bayard, David S ^a   Balaram, J ^a   Gennery, D ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; GROUND OPERATIONS; SPACE RESEARCH;

BALLOON SYSTEMS; INERTIAL SENSOR; LANDING OPERATIONS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; RADIOMETRIC SENSING; SENSING INFORMATION; SPACE EXPLORATIONS; VELOCITY PLUS ATTITUDES;

STATE ESTIMATION;

EID: 84983097897     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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