Neurobiologically inspired control of engineered flapping flight

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 440-453

  Chung, Soon Jo ^a,b   Dorothy, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SURFACES; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DYNAMIC MODELS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; FREE FLIGHT; HOPF BIFURCATION; WINGS;

AERODYNAMIC CONTROL; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; NEUROBIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED; NON-LINEAR OSCILLATORS; OSCILLATORY MOTION; PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; SIX DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM; TAILLESS AIRCRAFT;

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 77950489146     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.45311     Document Type: Article

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