Optimal formation flight control

1996 Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 1-18

  McCamishj, S ^a,b   Pachter, M ^a   D'Azzo J J ^a  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT CONTROL; ALGORITHMS; ALTITUDE CONTROL; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROL THEORY; CONTROLLERS; OPTIMIZATION; TRACKING (POSITION);

AIRCRAFT FORMATIONS; DESIRED POSITION; FORMATION MAINTENANCES; FORMATION MANEUVER; OPTIMAL CONTROLLER; OPTIMAL FORMATIONS; PROPORTIONAL PLUS INTEGRALS; SYSTEM NONLINEARITIES;

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84869483465     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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