Entry attitude controller for the mars science laboratory

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Brugarolas, Paul B ^a   San Martin, A Miguel ^a   Wong, Edward C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF ATTACK; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK;

FEEDBACK PATH; FUEL USAGE;

CONTROL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 34548793535     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2007.352824     Document Type: Conference Paper

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