Neural-network-based flush air data sensing system demonstrated on a mini air vehicle

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-31

  Samy, Ihab ^a,c   Postlethwaite, Ian ^a,c   Gu, Da Wei ^a,c   Green, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Twinwoods Business Park   (United Kingdom)

^c Control and Instrumentation Department ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FUNCTIONS; MOTION PLANNING; MULTILAYER NEURAL NETWORKS; ORIFICES; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); WIND TUNNELS;

COMPACT STRUCTURES; FLUSH AIR DATA SENSING SYSTEMS; GENERALIZATION CAPABILITY; MULTI-LAYER PERCEPTRON NEURAL NETWORKS; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NEURAL NETWORKS; RESOURCE ALLOCATING NETWORKS; UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE (UAVS); WING LEADING EDGES;

RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS;

EID: 75749131633     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.44157     Document Type: Article

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