Implementation of autonomous navigation and mapping using a laser line scanner on a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle

The objective of this thesis is to investigate greater levels of autonomy in unmanned vehicles. This is accomplished by reviewing past literature about the developing of components of software architecture that are necessary for unmanned systems to achieve greater autonomy. The thesis presents im...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ardhaoui, Mejdi Ben.
Other Authors: Chung, Timothy H.
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/10728