Performing co-ordinated turns with articulated wing-tips as multi-axis control effectors

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 1151, 2010, Pages 35-47

  Bourdin, P ^a   Gatto, A ^b   Friswell, M I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; DIHEDRAL ANGLE; DRAG; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; WIND TUNNELS;

CONVENTIONAL CONTROL; COUPLED CONTROLS; MULTI AXIS CONTROL; NAVIER-STOKES COMPUTATIONS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; TIP DEFLECTION; VORTEX LATTICES; WIND TUNNEL TESTS;

AIRCRAFT CONTROL;

EID: 77649206786     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0001924000003511     Document Type: Article

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