Active control of aerial refueling hose-drogue systems

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Ro, Kapseong ^a,b   Kuk, Taeseung ^a,b   Kamman, James W ^a,b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CONTROL; AERIAL REFUELING; AERODYNAMIC EFFECT; COUPLING PHASE; CRITICAL DAMAGE; DRAG FORCES; REFUELING DROGUE; TRANSIENT MOTIONS; WAVE MOTIONS;

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROBES; TANKERS (SHIPS);

HOSE;

EID: 84867765208     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2010-8400     Document Type: Conference Paper

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