Flight evaluation of reactionary envelope protection system for UAVs

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn II, Issue , 2006, Pages 1237-1248

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

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVELOPE PROTECTION; FLIGHT EVALUATION; INTEGRATED SIMULATIONS; LIMIT PARAMETERS; PROTECTION SYSTEMS; SIMULATION ARCHITECTURE; SOFTWARE IN THE LOOPS; UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLE;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

FLIGHT SIMULATORS;

EID: 84884319470     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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