Optimal control formulation and non-linear trajectory generation for envelope protection

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1268-1283

  Unnikrishnan, Suraj ^a   Jeram, Geoffrey J ^a   Prasad, J V R ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT; IN-SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; LINEAR APPROXIMATIONS; OPTIMAL CONTROL PROBLEM; OPTIMAL CONTROL SOLUTION; TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION; TRAJECTORY GENERATION;

AIRCRAFT; CONTROL; DYNAMICS; ESTIMATION; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; HELICOPTER ROTORS; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; ROTORS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

POSITION CONTROL;

EID: 84883539027     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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