Flight control design and test of the Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS) X-45A

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA 3rd "Unmanned-Unlimited" Technical Conference, Workshop, and Exhibit

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 788-802

  Davidson, Ronald W ^a  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT LANDING; AUTOMATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT TESTING; MILITARY AIRCRAFT; MILITARY OPERATIONS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TAKEOFF; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

AUTONOMOUS CONTROL; COMBAT AIR SYSTEMS; FLIGHT TESTS; UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES (UAV);

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 19644361854     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2004-6557     Document Type: Conference Paper

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