Fuel-efficient formation flight-control design based on energy maneuverability

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1145-1150

  Choi, Jongug ^a   Kim, Youdan ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL ECONOMY; FUELS; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL METHODS;

FORMATION FLIGHT; FUEL SAVINGS; RELATIVE DISTANCES; TIGHT FORMATION;

CONTROLLERS;

EID: 48849116959     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.34351     Document Type: Article

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