Cooperating UAVs using thermal lift to extend endurance

AIAA Infotech at Aerospace Conference and Exhibit and AIAA Unmanned...Unlimited Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Andersson, Klas ^a   Kaminer, Isaac ^a   Jones, Kevin D ^a   Dobrokhodov, Vladimir ^a   Lee, Deok Jin ^a  

^a Naval Postgraduate School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYERS; FLIGHT ENDURANCE; FLIGHT TESTING; SIMULATION RESULT;

DURABILITY;

FLIGHT SIMULATORS;

EID: 77958453950     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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