An algorithmic implementation of constrained extremal control for UAVs

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Anderson, Erik P ^a   Beard, Randal W ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL THEORY;

CONTROL LAWS; EXTREMAL CONTROL; KINEMATIC EQUATIONS; PATH LENGTH; PONTRYAGIN'S MINIMUM PRINCIPLES; REAL TIME PATH PLANNING; RENDEZVOUS PROBLEMS; TRAJECTORY GENERATION ALGORITHMS;

MOTION PLANNING;

EID: 85087603174     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-4470     Document Type: Conference Paper

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