Automatic aerial refueling for CCV via los-angle and range control

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)

Volumn 17, Issue PART 1, 2007, Pages 73-78

  Ochi, Yoshimasa ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE ACADEMY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Disturbance rejection; Flight control; Model following control; Position control; Velocity control

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ANTENNAS; AUTOMATION; DISTURBANCE REJECTION; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; POSITION CONTROL; VELOCITY CONTROL;

AERIAL REFUELING; ANGLE CONTROL; CONTROL METHODS; DESIGN METHOD; FLIGHT CONTROL; GUIDANCE AND CONTROL; MODEL FOLLOWING CONTROL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AIRCRAFT CONTROL;

EID: 79961001568     PISSN: 14746670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3182/20070625-5-fr-2916.00014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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