Perching aerodynamics and trajectory optimization

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6525, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Wickenheiser, Adam ^a   Garcia, Ephrahim ^a  

^a School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Aircraft; Bio inspired; Morphing; Optimization; Perching; Stall

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AIRCRAFT; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; TRAJECTORIES;

CONTROL ARCHITECTURE; HIGH THRUST GENERATION; PERCHING AIRCRAFT DESIGN; VEHICLE RECONFIGURATION; VERTICAL LANDING;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 35548960978     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.716069     Document Type: Conference Paper

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