Dynamics/control of a radio telescope receiver supported by a tethered aerostat

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1107-1115

  Nahon, Meyer ^a   Gilardi, Gabriele ^b   Lambert, Casey ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL EQUIPMENT; CONTROL THEORY; FEEDBACK; TETHERLINES; WIND EFFECTS;

TETHERED AEROSTAT;

RADIO TELESCOPES;

EID: 0036858495     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4990     Document Type: Article

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