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In Chap. 2, we summarize several coordinate systems used in our work. More specifically, we are to present the concepts of the geodetic coordinate system, the earth-centered earth-fixed coordinate system, the local north-east-down (NED) coordinate system, the vehicle-carried NED coordinate system, the body coordinate system of an unmanned flying vehicle, and the coordinate transformations among them, which are heavily used in navigation, guidance, and control of aircraft.
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Cai, G., Chen, B.M., Lee, T.H. (2011). Coordinate Systems and Transformations. In: Unmanned Rotorcraft Systems. Advances in Industrial Control. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-635-1_2
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