Dynamics and control of a minimally actuated biomimetic vehicle: Part i - Aerodynamic model

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Doman, David B ^a   Oppenheimer, Michael W ^a   Sigthorsson, David O ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ANGLE OF ATTACK; ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATORS; BIOMIMETICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV); ULTRASONIC DEVICES; WINGS;

AERODYNAMIC MODELING; BLADE-ELEMENT THEORY; CENTER OF GRAVITY; CONTROL DERIVATIVES; CONTROL PURPOSE; DYNAMICS AND CONTROL; FLAPPING WING MICRO AIR VEHICLE; MULTI DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM;

AIRCRAFT CONTROL;

EID: 78049303119     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2009-6160     Document Type: Conference Paper

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