Optimal vertical takeoff and landing helicopter operation in one engine failure

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 337-346

  Zhao, Yiyuan ^a,d   Jhemi, Ali A ^b   Chen, Robert T N ^c  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT ENGINES; AIRCRAFT LANDING; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GROUND EFFECT; HELICOPTER ROTORS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; TAKEOFF; VTOL/STOL AIRCRAFT;

FIRST ORDER RESPONSE DYNAMICS; NONLINEAR OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; POINT MASS MODEL; THRUST VECTOR;

HELICOPTERS;

EID: 0030106141     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.46943     Document Type: Article

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