Optimal patterns of glider dynamic soaring

Optimal Control Applications and Methods

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 67-89

  Zhao, Yiyuan J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic soaring; Glider; Optimal control; Wind gradient

Indexed keywords

GLIDER DYNAMIC SOARING; PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); WIND GRADIENTS;

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; UNMANNED VEHICLES; WIND EFFECTS;

GLIDERS;

EID: 2942689782     PISSN: 01432087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oca.739     Document Type: Article

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