Autonomous Vehicle Technologies for Small Fixed-Wing UAVs
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چکیده
The objective of this paper is to describe the design and implementation of a small semiautonomous fixed-wing unmanned air vehicle. In particular we describe the hardware and software architectures used in the design. We also describe a low weight, low cost autopilot developed at Brigham Young University and the algorithms associated with the autopilot. Novel PDA and voice interfaces to the UAV are described. In addition, we overview our approach to real-time path planning, trajectory generation, and trajectory tracking. The paper is augmented with movie files that demonstrate the functionality of the UAV and its control software.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- JACIC
دوره 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005