Modeling and simulation of airship dynamics

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1691-1700

  Li, Yuwen ^a,b,c   Nahon, Meyer ^a,b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (Canada)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DRAG; AERODYNAMICS; AIRSHIPS; DYNAMICS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); VERTICAL STABILIZERS;

CONTROL PERFORMANCE; CONTROL RESPONSE; DYNAMICS MODELING; DYNAMICS SIMULATION; ESTIMATION METHODS; FINITE DIFFERENCE APPROACH; MODEL AND SIMULATION; SIMULATION PROGRAM;

FLIGHT SIMULATORS;

EID: 36848999361     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.29061     Document Type: Article

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