A physics-based model of rotorcraft brownout for flight simulation applications

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn II, Issue , 2006, Pages 1097-1107

  Keller, Jeffrey D ^a   Whitehouse, Glen R ^a   Wachspress, Daniel A ^a   Teske, Milton E ^a   Quackenbush, Todd R ^a  

^a Continuum Dynamics Inc Ewing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENTS; ENGINE COMPONENTS; ENGINEERING SIMULATION; FLIGHT SIMULATION; OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS; PHYSICS-BASED MODELING; VISUAL SIMULATION;

AIRCRAFT; DEBRIS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; FORECASTING; GROUND OPERATIONS; MILITARY HELICOPTERS; ROTORS; SAFE HANDLING; VISUALIZATION;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 84884304946     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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