Altitude control of a tethered lifting probe for atmospheric research

Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 283-307

  Biswell, Brian L ^a   Puig Suari, Jordi ^a  

^a RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DRAG; ORBITS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); TETHERLINES; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PROBES;

ALTITUDE CONTROL; ATMOSPHERIC SAMPLING MISSION; TETHERED LIFTING PROBES;

SPACE PROBES; ALTITUDE CONTROL;

AERODYNAMIC FORCES; ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE; ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH; ATTACHMENT POINTS; CIRCULAR ORBIT; CLASSICAL METHODS; FLEXIBLE TETHER; REGION OF INTEREST;

EID: 0035322329     PISSN: 00219142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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