Experimental demonstration of multiple robot cooperative target intercept

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  McLain, Timothy W ^a   Beard, Randal W ^a   Kelsey, Jed M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL ENGINEERING;

CO-OPERATIVE CONTROL; CONSTANT ALTITUDE; COOPERATIVE TARGETS; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS; MULTIPLE ROBOT; ROBOT HARDWARE; UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE (UAVS);

ROBOTS;

EID: 85088186043     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-4678     Document Type: Conference Paper

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