Inverse simulation as a tool for flight dynamics research-Principles and applications

Progress in Aerospace Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 174-210

  Thomson, Douglas ^a   Bradley, Roy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flight dynamics; Inverse simulation; Mathematical modelling

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT LANDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; HELICOPTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRAJECTORIES;

INVERSE SIMULATION; ROTORCRAFTS; SLALOM MANEUVERS;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 33845212927     PISSN: 03760421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paerosci.2006.07.002     Document Type: Review

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