Stability, control, and simulation of high-altitude-long-endurance UAVs

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 507-522

  Tuzcu, Ilhan ^a   Marzocca, Pier ^b   Cestino, Enrico ^c   Romeo, Giulio ^c   Frulla, Giacomo ^c  

^a Box 870280   (United States)

^b Clarkson University   (United States)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

AERODYNAMIC DATA; LEFT-HALF WING; RIGID BODY MOTIONS; TORSIONAL RIGIDITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 34247096589     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-1641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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