Design and hardware-in-the-loop implementation of optimal canonical maneuvers for an autonomous planetary aerial vehicle

A truly autonomous aerial vehicle is required for conducting aerial missions at distances great enough to cause time lag in communications, such as on other planets. This level of autonomy also reduces the requirement for trained UAV pilots to fly round-the-clock missions. Development of optimal can...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Savage, Marta K.
Other Authors: Karpenko, Mark
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/27898