Inspec keywords: robot kinematics; remotely operated vehicles; mobile robots; linear quadratic control; stability; path planning; aerospace robotics; Lyapunov methods; control system synthesis

Other keywords: Lyapunov stability analysis; performance prediction; unmanned aerial vehicles; LQR gain-schedule controller; vertical line following; robustness margin; guidance controller; linear quadratic regulator theory

Subjects: Aerospace control; Robot and manipulator mechanics; Mobile robots; Control system analysis and synthesis methods; Spatial variables control; Telerobotics; Stability in control theory; Optimal control