Investigating the role of rate limiting in pilot-induced oscillations

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 804-813

  Klyde, David H ^a   Mitchell, David G ^b  

^a SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

^b Hoh Aeronautics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CIVIL AVIATION; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROL SYSTEMS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MILITARY AIRCRAFT; OPTIMIZATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

AILERON POSITION; PILOT-INDUCED OSCILLATIONS (PIO); PITCH RATE; RATE LIMITING;

OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 4944233141     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.3215     Document Type: Article

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