Cybernetic analysis of perspective flight-path display dimensions

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 398-411

  Mulder, M ^a,b   Mulder, J A ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Faculty ot Aerospace Engineering   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ASTROPHYSICS; COCKPITS (AIRCRAFT); CONSTRAINT THEORY; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA PROCESSING; ORBITS; RADIATORS; SIMULATORS;

BOUNDARY CONTROL TASKS; CYBERNETIC ANALYSIS; FLIGHT-PATH DISPLAY; PILOT CONTROL ACTIVITIES;

CYBERNETICS;

EID: 19644389752     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.6646     Document Type: Article

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