Optimization of six-degrees-of-freedom motion systems for flight simulators

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 819-826

  Advani, S K ^a   Nahon, M A ^a   Haeck, N ^a   Albronda, J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT;

JACOBIAN MATRIX; MOTION SYSTEMS;

FLIGHT SIMULATORS;

EID: 0033365660     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2515     Document Type: Article

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