Dynamic response of a high-altitude tethered balloon system

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2032-2040

  Aglietti, G S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Research Institute for Industry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIRSHIPS; BALLOONS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

FULL THREE-DIMENSIONAL; POINTING STABILITY; RELATIVE VELOCITY; STATIC SOLUTIONS; STEADY STATE SOLUTION; STRUCTURAL NON-LINEARITIES; TETHERED BALLOON; TIME VARYING INPUT;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 73849099393     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.43332     Document Type: Article

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