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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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2019
2019
Fixed-wind UAV with transitioning flight capabilities: Model-Based or Model-Free Control approach? A preliminary study
—Transitioning vehicles experience three different flight phases during typical missions. The hovering and forward flight phases… 
2009
2009
Optimal Mission Path Planning (MPP) For An Air Sampling Unmanned Aerial System
This paper presents advanced optimization techniques for Mission Path Planning (MPP) of a UAS fitted with a spore trap to detect… 
2006
2006
Design of a Stability Augmentation System for Airdrop of Autonomous Guided Parafoils
This paper addresses the problem of designing an adaptive stability augmentation system that is unique to guided parafoils. Our… 
2003
2003
Imperfect Automation in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Flight Control
We report a study that examines performance of pilots flying a simulated UAV in a highfidelity environment while using different… 
2001
2001
A Reconfigurable Guidance Approach for Reusable Launch Vehicles
Abstract : A guidance system with reconfiguration capabilities has been developed for reusable launch vehicles (RLVs). The focus… 
1999
1999
Visual Information Systems - A Database Perspective
Database theory is a mature science with many well researched and implemented techniques. Examples are the layered architecture… 
1999
1999
The impact of GPS velocity based flight control on flight instrumentation architecture
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1999. 
1999
1999
Intelligent control strategies for an autonomous underwater vehicle
The Sea Systems and Platform Integration Sector, Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, Winfrith 
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1998
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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… 
1979
1979
An Automatic Pilot for Decoding.
written in one of those alternate print formats! In recent years, some theorists and researchers in reading (LaBerge and Samuels… 
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