Optimal design of a high-altitude solar-powered unmanned airplane

Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 349-361

  de Mattos, Bento Silva ^a   Secco, Ney Rafael ^a   Salles, Eduardo Francisco ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE AERONÁUTICA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Airplane design; Airplane stability and control; Multi disciplinary design and optimization; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC STABILITY; AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT CONTROL; ALTITUDE CONTROL; ANTENNAS; SYSTEM STABILITY; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

AIRPLANE DESIGN; AIRPLANE STABILITY AND CONTROL; CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT; DESIGN FRAMEWORKS; MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK; SOLAR-POWERED; STABILITY AND CONTROL; UNMANNED AIRPLANES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84884148651     PISSN: 19849648     EISSN: 21759146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5028/jatm.v5i3.223     Document Type: Article

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