Helicopter Field Testing of NASA's Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology (ALHAT) System fully Integrated with the Morpheus Vertical Test Bed Avionics

• Published in: NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI). Conference Proceedings
• Main Authors: Epp, Chirold D, Robertson, Edward A, Ruthishauser, David K
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Hampton NASA/Langley Research Center 10.09.2013
• Subjects: Autonomous navigation; Avionics; Avoidance; Cargo aircraft; Flight tests; Hazard identification; Hazard mitigation; Helicopter performance; Landing sites; Measuring instruments; Planetary landing; Planetary surfaces; Real time; Terrain

The Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology (ALHAT) Project was chartered to develop and mature to a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of six an autonomous system combining guidance, navigation and control with real-time terrain sensing and recognition functions for crewed, cargo, and robo...