Precise Tracking of Extended Three-Dimensional Dubins Paths for Fixed-Wing Aircraft

No AccessEngineering NotesPrecise Tracking of Extended Three-Dimensional Dubins Paths for Fixed-Wing AircraftJohannes Stephan, Ole Pfeifle, Stefan Notter, Federico Pinchetti and Walter FichterJohannes StephanUniversity of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany, Ole PfeifleUniversity of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany, Stefan NotterUniversity of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany, Federico PinchettiUniversity of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany and Walter FichterUniversity of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, GermanyPublished Online:1 Oct 2020https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G005240SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Gros M., Schoettl A. and Fichter W., "Spline and OBB-Based Path-Planning for Small UAVs with the Finite Receding-Horizon Incremental-Sampling Tree Algorithm," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Conference, AIAA Paper 2013-4788, 2013. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2013-4788 Google Scholar[2] Rhee I., Park S. and Ryoo C., "A Tight Path Following Algorithm of an UAS Based on PID Control," Proceedings of SICE Annual Conference 2010, Inst. of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, NJ, 2010, pp. 1270–1273. 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