Title :
Robotic aircraft refueling: a concept demonstration
Author :
Leahy, M.B., Jr. ; Bennett, R.A. ; Shiu, Y.C. ; Andersen, C.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Air Force Inst. of Technol., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
A shared system in which a human positions the refueling arm in the vicinity of an aircraft and then allows the refueling port detection and nozzle insertion to be done automatically by a combination of visual servoing and compliant control is discussed. Experimental concept evaluations have successfully demonstrated algorithms for port detection, visual servoing, and compliant control of nozzle motion and insertion. A project overview is provided.<>
Keywords :
aircraft control; computer vision; position control; robots; servomechanisms; compliant control; computer vision; motion control; nozzle insertion; refueling port detection; robotic aircraft refueling; shared system; visual servoing; Aircraft control; Machine vision; Position control; Robots; Servosystems;
Conference_Titel :
Systems Engineering, 1991., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0173-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICSYSE.1991.161143
