Preliminary reliability design of a solar-powered high-altitude very long endurance unmanned air vehicle

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 216, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 189-196

  Frulla, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

High altitude platform (HAVE UAV); Monte Carlo method; Preliminary reliability design

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RELIABILITY; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

FLEET RELIABILITY; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; PROPULSION SYSTEM; RELIABILITY DESIGN; UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 0036441294     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544100260369722     Document Type: Article

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