AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR SMALL-SCALED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

David Vissière, Nicolas Petit

2008

Abstract

We consider the problem of designing a modular real-time embedded system for control applications with unmanned vehicles. We propose a simple and low-cost solution. Its computational power can be easily improved, depending on application requirements. To illustrate its performance, we report the implementation of a 75 Hz Extended Kalman Filter used for state estimation on a small-scaled helicopter.

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Vissière D. and Petit N. (2008). AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR SMALL-SCALED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES . In Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 4: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-8111-31-9, pages 157-164. DOI: 10.5220/0001497701570164


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@conference{icinco08,
author={David Vissière and Nicolas Petit},
title={AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR SMALL-SCALED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 4: ICINCO,},
year={2008},
pages={157-164},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001497701570164},
isbn={978-989-8111-31-9},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 4: ICINCO,
TI - AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR SMALL-SCALED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
SN - 978-989-8111-31-9
AU - Vissière D.
AU - Petit N.
PY - 2008
SP - 157
EP - 164
DO - 10.5220/0001497701570164