Identification of autogyro longitudinal stability and control characteristics

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 391-399

  Houston, S S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); HELICOPTER ROTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SYSTEM STABILITY;

AUTOGYRO LONGITUDINAL STABILITY;

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032073488     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4271     Document Type: Article

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