Position control of a ducted fan VTOL UAV in crosswind

International Journal of Control

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 666-683

  Pflimlin, J M ^a   Soueres, P ^a   Hamel, T ^b  

^a LAAS CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT PROPELLERS; DUCTED FAN ENGINES; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; GYROSCOPES; POSITION CONTROL; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

CROSSWIND; ROTATING PROPELLERS; THRUST MECHANISM; YAW RATE DYNAMICS;

VTOL/STOL AIRCRAFT;

EID: 34047225268     PISSN: 00207179     EISSN: 13665820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207170601045034     Document Type: Article

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