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unmanned aircraft systems international symposium on unmanned aerial vehicles uav 08
p unmanned aircraft systems uas have seen unprecedented levels of growth during the last decade in both military and civilian domains . it is anticipated that civilian applications will be dominant in the future although there are still barriers to be overcome and technical challenges to be met . integrating uas into for example civilian space navigation autonomy see detect and avoid systems smart designs system integration vision based navigation and training to name but a few areas will be of prime importance in the near future . p this special volume is the outcome of research presented at the international symposium on unmanned aerial vehicles held in orlando florida usa from june 23 25 2008 and presents state of the art findings on topics such as uas operations and integration into the national airspace system ; uas navigation and control ; micro mini small uavs ; uas simulation testbeds and frameworks ; uas research platforms and applications ; uas applications . p this book aims at serving as a guide tool on uas for engineers and practitioners academics government agencies and industry . p previously published in the journal of intelligent and robotic systems 54 1 3 2009 .