Time-optimal lateral maneuvers of an aircraft

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 1106-1112

  Fan, Yigang ^a   Lutze, Frederick H ^a   Cliff, Eugene M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS; AIRCRAFT LANDING; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DRAG; ESTIMATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; LIFT; MANEUVERABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRAJECTORIES;

BANK ANGLE; CONTROL POWERS; SIDESLIP-ANGLE; TIME-OPTIMAL LATERAL MANEUVERS; UNCONSTRAINED MANEUVERS;

OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0029368452     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.21511     Document Type: Article

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