Full envelope flight control system design using qualitative feedback theory

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-29

  Reynolds, Odell R ^a,b   Pachter, M ^a,c   Houpis, C H ^a,c  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

^c Dept of Elec and Comp Engineering ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FEEDBACK; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MILITARY AIRCRAFT; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SPECIFICATIONS; SUBSONIC FLOW;

COMPENSATORS; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN; GAIN SCHEDULING; QUALITATIVE FEEDBACK THEORY; RAPID PROTOTYPING FACILITY;

CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0029772257     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.21575     Document Type: Article

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