Quad Rotorcraft Control: Vision-Based Hovering and Navigation

by Alejandro Enrique Dzul López, Rogelio Lozano, Luis Rodolfo García Carrillo

Book Overview

Quad Rotorcraft Control develops original control methods for the navigation and hovering flight of an autonomous mini-quad-rotor robotic helicopter. These methods use an imaging system and a combination of inertial and altitude sensors to localize and guide the movement of the unmanned aerial vehicle relative to its immediate environment.
The history, classification and applications of UAVs are introduced, followed by a description of modelling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447143981
• ISBN13: 9781447143987
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"