Implementation of an aerostat positioning system with cable control

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-40

  Lambert, Casey ^a   Nahon, Meyer ^a   Chalmers, Dean ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feedforward (FF) control; Mechanical cables; Optimal control; Position control; Radio astronomy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDFORWARD CONTROL; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; POSITION CONTROL; TETHERLINES; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

AEROSTAT POSITIONING SYSTEM; CABLE CONTROL; MECHANICAL CABLES;

RADIO ASTRONOMY;

EID: 33947417059     PISSN: 10834435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2006.886251     Document Type: Article

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