Periodic energy-optimal path planning for solar-powered aircraft

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Spangelo, Sara C ^a,b   Gilberty, Elmer G ^a,b   Klesh, Andrew T ^a,b   Kabamba, Pierre T ^a,b   Girard, Anouck R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b University of Michigan   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT PARAMETERS; CONSTANT ALTITUDE; ENERGETIC MODEL; ENERGETIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY PROPERTY; HEADING ANGLES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPTIMAL PATH PLANNING; PERIODIC ENERGY; SOLAR-POWERED; SOLAR-POWERED AIRCRAFTS; VERTICAL CYLINDERS;

AIRCRAFT MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FLIGHT PATHS; NAVIGATION; OPTIMIZATION; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SPLINES; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 78049242081     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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