Modeling and flight control of large-scale morphing aircraft

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1077-1087

  Seigler, Thomas M ^a   Neal, David A ^a   Bae, Jae Sung ^b   Inman, Daniel J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hankuk Aviation University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT MODELS; CONTROL THEORY; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS;

AERODYNAMIC THEORY; ATMOSPHERIC FLIGHT;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

EID: 34548352863     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.21439     Document Type: Article

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