Flight path optimization at constant altitude

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1197-1201

  Pargett, Douglas M ^a,c,d,e   Ardema, Mark D ^b,e,f  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Facilities Engineering

^d MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e AIAA   (United States)

^f Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

AIRCRAFT FLIGHTS; CONSTANT ALTITUDE; FLIGHT PATH OPTIMIZATION; GREEN'S THEOREM;

MOTION CONTROL;

EID: 34547581160     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.28954     Document Type: Article

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