Nonlinear control of multiple UAVS in close-coupled formation flight

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Schumacher, Corey ^a   Singh, Sahjendra N ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT CONTROL; ANGLE OF ATTACK; ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATORS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; SLIDING MODE CONTROL; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); WAKES; WINGS;

AIRCRAFT DYNAMICS; CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM; CONTROLLER DESIGNS; INCOMPLETE KNOWLEDGE; NON LINEAR CONTROL; OUTER-LOOP CONTROLLER; SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE; VEHICLE FORMATIONS;

CONTROLLERS;

EID: 85064181003     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-4373     Document Type: Conference Paper

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