Improved control of ducted fan VTOL UAVs in crosswind turbulence

AHS International 4th Decennial Specialists' Conference on Aeromechanics

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 17-28

  Fleming, Jonathan ^a   Jones, Troy ^a   Lusardi, Jeff ^b   Gelhausen, Paul ^c   Enns, Dale ^d  

^a Techsburg Inc   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AVID LLC   (United States)

^d HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES; PROPULSOR EFFECTS; UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES (UAV);

AERODYNAMICS; FORESTRY; LANDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROPULSION; TAKEOFF; TURBULENCE; WIND TUNNELS;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 2942544485     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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