Comparison of control and display augmentation for perspective flight-path displays

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 564-578

  Lam, T M ^a,b   Mulder, M ^a,b,c   Van Paassen, M M ^a,b   Mulder, J A ^a,b,c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Faculty ot Aerospace Engineering   (Netherlands)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CONTROL-THEORETICAL ANALYSIS; DESIGN TECHNIQUES; FLIGHT-PATH DISPLAYS;

FLIGHT SIMULATORS;

EID: 33744746257     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.15272     Document Type: Article

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