The Vertical Bat tail-sitter: Dynamic model and control architecture

Proceedings of the American Control Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 806-811

  Argyle, Matthew E ^a   Beard, Randal W ^a   Morris, Stephen ^b  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b MLB Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; DYNAMIC MODELS;

AIRCRAFT DESIGN; CONTROL COMPLEXITY; FLIGHT REGIME; MODELING AND CONTROL; MOVING PARTS; TAIL SITTER; VECTOR FIELDS; VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS;

FIXED WINGS;

EID: 84883496788     PISSN: 07431619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/acc.2013.6579935     Document Type: Conference Paper

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