The meridian UAV flight performance analysis using analytical and experimental data

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

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Sweeten, Benjamin C ^a   Royer, Dave ^a   Keshmiri, Shahriar ^a  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED AIRCRAFT ANALYSIS; AERIAL VEHICLE; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANTARCTICA; COMPUTER MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLIGHT PERFORMANCE; GREENLAND; ICE SHEET; MASS BALANCE; MODEL STABILITY; NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PARALLEL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS; SEALEVEL CHANGE; SIMULATION MODEL;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GLACIERS; REMOTE SENSING; SEA LEVEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 77958495513     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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