Real-time UAV global pose estimation using 3D terrain engine

Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 1-4, 2017, Pages 61-66

  Abbas, Ali ^a   Jafara, Assef ^a   Dahrouja, Zouhair ^a  

^a Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology Syria   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

3D terrain engine; Local features; Pose estimation; UAV

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020799200     PISSN: 21801843     EISSN: 22898131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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