Combining Stereo Vision and Inertial Navigation for Automated Aerial Refueling
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0731-5090,1533-3884
DOI: 10.2514/1.g002648