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In this paper, we present and numerically study an adaptive coding procedure for data transfer among quadrotors moving in a formation. The quadrotor’s parameters are identified using experimental data from a digital communication channel with limited bandwidth. We compare the obtained results with theoretical expectations and illustrate the efficiency of the adaptive coding procedure.
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Russian Text © K.S. Amelin, B.R. Andrievsky, S.I. Tomashevich, A.L. Fradkov, 2016, published in Upravlenie Bol’shimi Sistemami, 2016, No. 62, pp. 188–213.
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Amelin, K.S., Andrievsky, B.R., Tomashevich, S.I. et al. Data Exchange with Adaptive Coding between Quadrotors in a Formation. Autom Remote Control 80, 150–163 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0005117919010132
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