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Adaptive Measurement Selection for Scalable Distributed Graph Optimization in Multi-UAV Relative Positioning Cover

Adaptive Measurement Selection for Scalable Distributed Graph Optimization in Multi-UAV Relative Positioning

By: Chengsong Xiong and  Zheng You  
Open Access
|Aug 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 190 - 199
Submitted on: Mar 2, 2025
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Accepted on: Jul 25, 2025
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Published on: Aug 28, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2025 Chengsong Xiong, Zheng You, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Measurement Science
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