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Autopilot

Known as: Automatic pilot, TCS, SAS 
An autopilot is a system used to control the trajectory of a vehicle without constant 'hands-on' control by a human operator being required… 
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Acronyms and abbreviations in avionicsAir data inertial reference unitAir data moduleAttitude indicator

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2012
2012
Hexrotor UAV platform enabling dextrous interaction with structures — Preliminary work
A force closure grasp is a term from dexterous manipulation that indicates a grasp that can resist any applied wrench, or force… 
2009
2009
A novel four-dimensional guidance for continuous descent approaches
This paper proposes an innovative guidance for descending aircraft, the so-called CDA-MP 4D Guidance, where CDA-MP stands for… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
UAV formation flight using 3D potential field
The paper presents a solution for formation flight and formation reconfiguration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Based on a… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Direct robust adaptive fuzzy control (DRAFC) for uncertain nonlinear systems using small gain theorem
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Nonlinear Missile Autopilot Design with theta - D Technique
In this paper, a new nonlinear control method is used to design a full-envelope, hybrid bank-to-turn (BTT)/skidto-turn (STT… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Automatic take-off and landing control for small UAVs
This paper presents an overview of the design of a fully autonomous FCS (flight control system) developed for the small UAVs that… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Robust motion planning using a maneuver automation with built-in uncertainties
In this paper, we extend a recently introduced motion planning framework for autonomous vehicles based on a maneuver automation… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Nonlinear Time-Invariant Feedback Control of an Underactuated Marine Vehicle Along a Straight Course
Review
1998
Review
1998
GROUNDING OF THE PANAMANIAN PASSENGER SHIP ROYAL MAJESTY ON ROSE AND CROWN SHOAL NEAR NANTUCKET , MASSACHUSETTS JUNE 10 , 1995 MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT
  • 1998
  • Corpus ID: 125084080
On June 10, 1995, the Panamanian passenger ship Royal Majesty grounded on Rose and Crown Shoal about 10 miles east of Nantucket… 
1994
1994
An integrated method for effective behaviour analysis of distributed systems
  • S. CheungJ. Kramer
  • Proceedings of 16th International Conference on…
  • 1994
  • Corpus ID: 15472127
Behavioral analysis is a valuable aid for the design and maintenance of well-behaved distributed systems. Dataflow and… 
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