An integrated computational/experimental approach to UCAV stability & control estimation: Overview of NATO RTO AVT-161

28th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Cummings, Russell M ^a,c   Schütte, Andreas ^b  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c Department of Aeronautics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; FORECASTING; INTEGRATED CONTROL;

COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH; FLIGHT VEHICLES; INTEGRATED APPROACH; KEY ISSUES; STABILITY AND CONTROL; TASK GROUPS;

STABILITY;

EID: 78649503223     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2010-4392     Document Type: Conference Paper

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