Controllable drogue for automated aerial refueling

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 515-527

  Williamson, Walton R ^a,d   Reed, Eric ^b,d   Glenn, Gregory J ^a,d   Stecko, Stephen M ^c   Musgrave, Jeffrey ^c   Takacs, John M ^c  

^a SySense Inc   (United States)

^b Arizona Paradrogue Systems   (United States)

^c BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^d Boeing Integrated Defensive Systems ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ANTENNAS; WIND TUNNELS;

ACTIVE FEEDBACK CONTROL; AUTOMATED AERIAL REFUELING; HOSE MODELS; REFUELING DROGUE; SIMULATION STUDIES; STABILITY DERIVATIVES; STEADY-STATE OFFSETS; WIND-TUNNEL DATA;

FEEDBACK CONTROL;

EID: 77950580060     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.44758     Document Type: Article

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