Unmanned air vehicle testbed for cooperative control experiments

This paper describes the MAGICC Lab unmanned air vehicle (UAV) testbed at Brigham Young University. Motivation for pursuing experimental research with UAVs is given as well as a historical perspective of the UAV testbed is developed. Lessons learned through the development and use of the testbed over the past several years are summarized.

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