NDLI: Robocopters to the rescue

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Chamberlain, L. Scherer, S.
Copyright Year	1964
Description	One experimental unmanned helicopter nearly landed on a boulder and had to be saved by the backup pilot. Another recently crashed during the landing phase. To avoid such embarrassments, the K-Max dangles cargo from a rope as a “sling load” so that the helicopter doesn't have to land when making a delivery. Such work-arounds throw away much of the helicopter's inherent advantage. If we want these machines to save lives, we must give them eyes, ears, and a modicum of judgment. In other words, an autonomous system needs perception, planning, and control. It must sense its surroundings and interpret them in a useful way. Next, it must decide which actions to perform in order to achieve its objectives safely. Finally, it must control itself so as to implement those decisions.
Starting Page	28
Ending Page	33
Page Count	6
File Size	7723125
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00189235
Volume Number	50
Issue Number	10
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Measurement by laser beam Robots Helicopters Planning Laser beams Mirrors
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Robocopters to the rescue