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{{HTDB paper
| authors = S. Waydo, J. Hauser, R. Bailey, E. Klavins, R.M. Murray
| title = UAV as a Reliable Wingman: A Flight Demonstration
| source = Submitted, <i>IEEE T. Control Systems Technology</i>
| year = 2006
| type = Journal Submission
| funding = DARPA/SEC
| url = http://www.cds.caltech.edu/~murray/preprints/whbkm06-tcst.pdf
| abstract = 
We present the results from a flight experiment demonstrating two significant advances in software enabled
control: optimization-based control using real-time trajectory generation and logical programming environments for
formal analysis of control software. Our demonstration platform consisted of a human-piloted F-15 jet flying together
with an autonomous T-33 jet. We describe the behavior of the system in two scenarios. In the first, nominal state
communications were present and the autonomous aircraft maintained formation as the human pilot flew maneuvers. In
the second, we imposed the loss of high-rate communications and demonstrated an autonomous safe âlost wingmanâ
procedure to increase separation and re-acquire contact. The flight demonstration included both a nominal formation
flight component and an execution of the lost wingman scenario.
| flags = 
| tag = whbkm06-tcst
| id = 2006j
}}