{"id":"https://openalex.org/W798218189","doi":null,"title":"Guidance automation for nap-of-the-earth flight","display_name":"Guidance automation for nap-of-the-earth flight","publication_year":1986,"publication_date":"1986-01-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W798218189","mag":"798218189"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"mag:798218189","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19870044211","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402118","display_name":"NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I4210124779","host_organization_name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210124779"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":null},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":[],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5083324671","display_name":"Richard V. Denton","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Richard V. Denton","raw_affiliation_strings":["TAU Corp. Los Gatos, CA, United States"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"TAU Corp. Los Gatos, CA, United States","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5082481527","display_name":"Nick Pekelsma","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Nick Pekelsma","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5083576546","display_name":"M. de Hagen","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"M. de Hagen","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5031710620","display_name":"Leonard A. McGee","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1280536761","display_name":"Ames Research Center","ror":"https://ror.org/02acart68","country_code":"US","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1280536761","https://openalex.org/I4210124779"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"L. A. Mcgee","raw_affiliation_strings":["NASA Ames Research Center Moffett field, CA, United States"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"NASA Ames Research Center Moffett field, CA, United States","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1280536761"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":2,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.15861649,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13855","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering and Control Systems","score":0.9731000065803528,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13855","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering and Control Systems","score":0.9731000065803528,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12125","display_name":"Aerospace and Aviation Technology","score":0.0210999995470047,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11489","display_name":"Air Traffic Management and Optimization","score":0.0012000000569969416,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/nap-of-the-earth-flight","display_name":"nap-of-the-earth flight","score":0.9750000238418579},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/rotorcraft","display_name":"rotorcraft","score":0.6949999928474426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/terrain-following","display_name":"terrain following","score":0.8640000224113464},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/terrain-avoidance","display_name":"terrain avoidance","score":0.9829999804496765},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/obstacle-avoidance","display_name":"obstacle avoidance","score":0.9990000128746033},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/low-altitude-flight","display_name":"low-altitude flight","score":0.7260000109672546},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/adverse-weather","display_name":"adverse weather","score":0.777999997138977},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/emergency-medical-services","display_name":"emergency medical services","score":0.9599999785423279}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C115901376","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184199","display_name":"Automation","level":2,"score":0.7267757058143616},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C178802073","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8421","display_name":"Aeronautics","level":1,"score":0.7226669192314148},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C161840515","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186131","display_name":"Terrain","level":2,"score":0.6583143472671509},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776650193","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q264661","display_name":"Obstacle","level":2,"score":0.5613486766815186},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.4935673475265503},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C6683253","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7075535","display_name":"Obstacle avoidance","level":4,"score":0.48318448662757874},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C132577290","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q657919","display_name":"Flight management system","level":3,"score":0.48044535517692566},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C201995342","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q682496","display_name":"Systems engineering","level":1,"score":0.4367560148239136},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2989181227","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q640853","display_name":"Flight safety","level":2,"score":0.42792239785194397},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C44154836","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45045","display_name":"Simulation","level":1,"score":0.3846825361251831},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.3618054986000061},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41376638","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214932","display_name":"Flight simulator","level":2,"score":0.35352301597595215},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.13552823662757874},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19966478","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4810574","display_name":"Mobile robot","level":3,"score":0.08356276154518127},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C78519656","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101333","display_name":"Mechanical engineering","level":1,"score":0.07891780138015747},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18903297","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7150","display_name":"Ecology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C90509273","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11012","display_name":"Robot","level":2,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"mag:798218189","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19870044211","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402118","display_name":"NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I4210124779","host_organization_name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210124779"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":null}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":0,"referenced_works":[],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W7212064693","https://openalex.org/W191122739","https://openalex.org/W271357764","https://openalex.org/W2043145751","https://openalex.org/W6981974571","https://openalex.org/W2013114010","https://openalex.org/W7071645054","https://openalex.org/W2160659463","https://openalex.org/W2154395034","https://openalex.org/W2014090268"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Low-Altitude/Nap-of-the-Earth":[0],"(NOE)":[1],"rotorcraft":[2,79],"flight":[3,80],"in":[4,84,90],"adverse":[5],"weather":[6],"has":[7,55],"been":[8],"identified":[9,56],"as":[10,57],"a":[11,58,75],"major":[12,59],"technology":[13],"void":[14],"by":[15],"both":[16],"military":[17],"and":[18,35,63,107,135],"civil":[19],"agencies":[20],"because":[21],"of":[22,29,47,65,95,111,126],"its":[23],"direct":[24],"relationship":[25],"to":[26,36,74,97,129],"the":[27,30,61,108,120,130],"needs":[28],"military's":[31],"new":[32],"scout-attack":[33],"helicopter":[34],"various":[37],"civilian":[38],"applications":[39],"including":[40],"Emergency":[41],"Medical":[42],"Services":[43],"(EMS).":[44],"As":[45],"part":[46],"NASA's":[48],"Aircraft":[49],"Automation":[50],"Program,":[51],"Ames":[52],"Research":[53],"Center":[54],"goal":[60],"automating":[62],"advancing":[64],"applicable":[66],"terrain":[67],"following/terrain":[68],"avoidance/obstacle":[69],"avoidance":[70],"(TF/TA/OA)":[71],"guidance":[72,102,113,121],"technologies":[73],"level":[76],"where":[77],"NOE":[78,112,131,144],"can":[81,145],"be":[82,147],"demonstrated":[83],"an":[85],"advanced":[86],"simulator":[87],"and,":[88],"later,":[89],"fully":[91],"automatic":[92,101,143],"flight.":[93],"Areas":[94],"emphasis":[96],"date":[98],"for":[99],"achieving":[100],"include":[103],"real-time":[104,109],"sensor":[105],"blending":[106],"computation":[110],"commands.":[114],"The":[115,124],"present":[116],"paper":[117],"reports":[118],"on":[119],"command":[122],"generation.":[123],"applicability":[125],"TF/TA":[127],"techniques":[128],"problem":[132],"is":[133],"described,":[134],"simulation":[136],"results":[137],"are":[138],"presented":[139],"that":[140,142],"suggest":[141],"indeed":[146],"accomplished.":[148]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-11-01T11:40:01.658920","created_date":"2016-06-24T00:00:00"}