Flight Control Century: Triumphs of the Systems Approach

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-173

  McRuer, Duane ^a   Graham, Dunstan ^a  

^a SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROL SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS; PNEUMATIC CONTROL; SENSORS; SERVOMOTORS; SPECIFICATIONS;

COMPARTMENTALIZATION; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; FLIGHT MANAGEMENT;

AVIATION;

EID: 1842607226     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.4586     Document Type: Review

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