Optimal aircraft routing in general wind fields

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1025-1028

  Bijlsma, S J ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ITERATIVE METHODS;

AIRCRAFT GUIDANCE; AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION; AIRCRAFT ROUTING; COMPUTATIONAL EFFORT; CONTROL PROBLEMS; CONVERGENCE PROBLEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS; ITERATION PROCESS;

AIR NAVIGATION;

EID: 67149119055     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.42425     Document Type: Article

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