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Unmanned Aerial Systems: Autonomy, Cognition and Control

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Unmanned Aerial Systems: Autonomy, Cognition and Control. / Montazeri, Allahyar; Can, Aydin; Imran, Imil.
Unmanned Aerial Systems: Theoretical Foundation and Applications. ed. / Anis Koubaa; Ahmad Taher Azar. Elsevier, 2021. p. 47-80.

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Montazeri, A, Can, A & Imran, I 2021, Unmanned Aerial Systems: Autonomy, Cognition and Control. in A Koubaa & A Taher Azar (eds), Unmanned Aerial Systems: Theoretical Foundation and Applications. Elsevier, pp. 47-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820276-0.00010-8

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Montazeri, A., Can, A., & Imran, I. (2021). Unmanned Aerial Systems: Autonomy, Cognition and Control. In A. Koubaa, & A. Taher Azar (Eds.), Unmanned Aerial Systems: Theoretical Foundation and Applications (pp. 47-80). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820276-0.00010-8

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Montazeri A, Can A, Imran I. Unmanned Aerial Systems: Autonomy, Cognition and Control. In Koubaa A, Taher Azar A, editors, Unmanned Aerial Systems: Theoretical Foundation and Applications. Elsevier. 2021. p. 47-80 doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-820276-0.00010-8

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Montazeri, Allahyar ; Can, Aydin ; Imran, Imil. / Unmanned Aerial Systems : Autonomy, Cognition and Control. Unmanned Aerial Systems: Theoretical Foundation and Applications. editor / Anis Koubaa ; Ahmad Taher Azar. Elsevier, 2021. pp. 47-80

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