Flight test of optimal inputs and comparison with conventional inputs

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 389-397

  Morelli, Eugene A ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

FLIGHT TESTS; OPTIMAL INPUT DESIGN METHOD;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

EID: 0032686726     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2469     Document Type: Article

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