Obstacle avoidance, visual automatic target tracking, and task allocation for small unmanned air vehicles

OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE, VISUAL AUTOMATIC TARGET TRACKING, AND TASK ALLOCATION FOR SMALL UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES

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