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2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Introduction

Authors : Luis Rodolfo García Carrillo, Alejandro Enrique Dzul López, Rogelio Lozano, Claude Pégard

Published in: Quad Rotorcraft Control

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Abstract

This chapter provides a historical introduction to the field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), explaining in detail their classification and their application. The state of the art of such systems is presented, followed by the problem field that is being addressing in this work. The chapter finally presents a detailed outline of the book.

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Metadata
Title
Introduction
Authors
Luis Rodolfo García Carrillo
Alejandro Enrique Dzul López
Rogelio Lozano
Claude Pégard
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer London
Book
Quad Rotorcraft Control

Print ISBN: 978-1-4471-4398-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4471-4399-4

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4399-4_1