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Virtual testing has emerged as an effective approach to accelerate the deployment of automated driving systems. Nevertheless, existing simulation toolchains encounter difficulties in integrating rapid, automated scenario generation with…
This work addresses the problem of path tracking control of a suspended load using a tilt-rotor UAV. The main challenge in controlling this kind of system arises from the dynamic behavior imposed by the load, which is usually coupled to the…
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