Life extending control of aircraft: trade-off between flight performance and structural durability

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 1039, 2000, Pages 397-408

  Ray, A ^a   Caplin, J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CYCLIC LOADS; DURABILITY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SERVICE LIFE; STATE SPACE METHODS; STRESSES;

FATIGUE CRACK DAMAGE; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; FLIGHT PERFORMANCE; LIFE EXTENDING CONTROL;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 0034262348     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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