Optimal energy extraction during dynamic jet stream soaring

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Grenestedt, Joachim L ^a   Spletzer, John R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC SOARING; ELECTRIC POWER; FLIGHT TRAJECTORY; HIGH ALTITUDE; HORIZONTAL WINDS; JET STREAMS; NUMERICAL SCHEME; OPTIMAL ENERGY; RAM AIR TURBINES;

GLIDERS; RATS;

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84867791131     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2010-8036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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