The Handbook of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles is a reference text for the academic and research communities, industry, manufacturers, users, practitioners, Federal Government, Federal and State Agencies, the private sector, as well as all organizations that are and will be using unmanned aircraft in a wide spectrum of applications.The Handbook covers all aspects of UAVs, from design to logistics and ethical issues. It is also targeting the young investigator, the future inventor and entrepreneur by providing an overview and detailed information of the state-of-the-art as well as useful new concepts that may lead to innovative research.
Author(s): Kimon P. Valavanis, George J. Vachtsevanos (eds.)
Series: Springer Reference
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 3022
Tags: Robotics and Automation; Electrical Engineering; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics
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