Aeroservoelastic analysis of the B-2 bomber

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 745-752

  Britt, Robert T ^a,b   Jacobson, Steven B ^a,b   Arthurs, Thomas D ^a,b  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Military Aircraft Systems Div   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; AIRFRAMES; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; LINEARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; RIDING QUALITIES; WIND EFFECTS; WINGS;

AEROSERVOELASTIC ANALYSIS; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM; OPEN LOOP RESPONSE;

BOMBERS;

EID: 0034273883     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2674     Document Type: Article

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