Simulation of automatic helicopter deck landings using nature inspired flight control

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 1151, 2010, Pages 25-34

  Voskuijl, M ^a   Padfield, G D ^b   Walker, D J ^b   Manimala, B J ^c   Gubbels, A W ^d  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEONARDO S P A   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIXED WINGS; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; HELICOPTER SERVICES; HELICOPTERS; LANDING; OPTICAL FLOWS; SHIPS;

AUTOMATIC FLIGHT; CONTROL STRATEGIES; FLIGHT CONTROL; FLIGHT OPERATION; FLOW PARAMETERS; HELICOPTER DECK; PILOT WORKLOAD; RESEARCH STUDIES;

AIRCRAFT CONTROL;

EID: 77649229314     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000192400000350X     Document Type: Article

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