9 Result(s)
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Mini Rotorcraft Flight Formation Control Using Bounded Inputs
In this paper, the flight formation control and trajectory tracking control design of multiple mini rotorcraft systems are discussed. The dynamic model of a mini rotorcraft is presented using the Newton-Euler ...
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Vision Based Tracking for a Quadrotor Using Vanishing Points
In this paper, a vision based line tracking control strategy for mini-rotorcraft is presented. In order to estimate the 3-D position of the mini-rotorcraft over the trajectory a vanishing points technique is u...
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Attitude Stabilization with Real-time Experiments of a Tail-sitter Aircraft in Horizontal Flight
This paper focusses on the attitude stabilization of a mini tail-sitter aircraft, considering aerodynamic effects. The main characteristic of this vehicle is that it operates in either the hover mode for launc...
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Erratum to: Vision Based Tracking for a Quadrotor Using Vanishing Points
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Embedded Laser Vision System for Indoor Aerial Autonomous Navigation
An embedded laser vision system for indoor autonomous navigation of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is presented. The vision system is composed of a camera, a classical laser line and vision algorithms and it...
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A Vision and GPS-Based Real-Time Trajectory Planning for a MAV in Unknown and Low-Sunlight Environments
In this paper we address the problem of real-time optimal trajectory generation of a micro Air Vehicle (MAV) in unknown and low-sunlight environments. The MAV is required to navigate from an initial and outdoo...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Comparing Optimization Methods, in Continuous Space, for Modelling with a Diffusion Process
Many probabilistic models are frequently used for natural growth-patterns modelling and their forecasting such as the diffusion processes. The maximum likelihood estimation of the parameters of a diffusion pro...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Benchmarking Languages for Evolutionary Algorithms
Although performance is important, several other issues should be taken into account when choosing a particular language for implementing an evolutionary algorithm, such as the fact that the speed of different...
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Cooperative Control Strategy for an Airplane Landing on a Mobile Target
This paper presents a cooperative control strategy for landing a fixed-wing drone on a mobile target vehicle. The control strategy focuses on guiding the drone along a desired trajectory while the target vehic...
