Effects of canopy-payload relative motion on control of autonomous parafoils

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-125

  Siegers, Nathan J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; CONTROL SYSTEMS;

CONSTRAINT FORCES; CONSTRAINT STABILIZATION; DEGREE OF FREEDOM; DEGREE OF FREEDOM MODELS; PAYLOAD DYNAMICS; PLACEMENT ALGORITHM; RELATIVE MOTION; TRACKING PERFORMANCE;

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS);

EID: 73949113936     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.44564     Document Type: Conference Paper

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