Collaborative control methods for automated air-to-air refuelling

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bullock, Steve ^a   Thomas, Peter R ^a   Bhandari, Ujjar ^a   Richardson, Thomas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT FUELS;

AIR-TO-AIR REFUELLING; AIRCRAFT FORMATIONS; CIVIL SECTOR; COLLABORATIVE CONTROL; CONTROL ARCHITECTURE; CONTROL AUTHORITIES; UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL STRUCTURES;

AIR REFUELING;

EID: 85087536253     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2012-4767     Document Type: Conference Paper

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