Elementary Clothoid-Based Three-Dimensional Curve for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

No AccessEngineering NotesElementary Clothoid-Based Three-Dimensional Curve for Unmanned Aerial VehiclesLeopoldo Armesto, Gloria Vanegas and Vicent Girbés-JuanLeopoldo ArmestoUniversitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, Spain*Lecturer, Control Systems and Engineering Department; .Search for more papers by this author, Gloria VanegasUniversitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, Spain†Ph.D. Student, Control Systems and Engineering Department; .Search for more papers by this author and Vicent Girbés-Juan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5009-9262Universitat de València, 46100 Burjassot, Spain‡Assistant Professor, Electronics Engineering Department; .Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:1 Nov 2022https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G006935SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Afman J.-P., Ciarletta L., Feron E., Franklin J., Gurriet T. and Johnson E. 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TopicsAircraft Operations and TechnologyAircraftsAlgorithms and Data StructuresComputing, Information, and CommunicationData ScienceFixed-Wing AircraftGeneral PhysicsGuidance, Navigation, and Control SystemsMissile Systems, Dynamics and TechnologyNavigational GuidanceOptimization AlgorithmRoboticsUnmanned Aerial Vehicle KeywordsUnmanned Aerial VehicleAcknowledgmentsThis research was funded by Generalitat Valenciana, grant GV/2021/074, and by Agencia Española de Investigación (European Union), grants PID2020-116585GB-I00 and PID2020-118071GB-I00.PDF Received20 September 2021Accepted1 September 2022Published online1 November 2022