Performance and stability of ducted-fan uninhabited aerial vehicle model

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 86-93

  Avanzini, Giulio ^a   D'Angelo, Salvatore ^a   De Matteis, Gruido ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIGATION; ROTORS; VECTORS; WINGS;

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV);

DUCTED FAN ENGINES;

EID: 0037227885     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3061     Document Type: Article

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