In-flight tracking control for helicopters using active trailing edge flaps

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  King, F A ^a   Mauricey, J B ^a   Fichter, W ^a   Dieterich, O ^b   Konstanzer, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT CONTROL; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; HELICOPTER ROTORS; HELICOPTERS; NAVIGATION; TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD;

ACTIVE TRAILING EDGE FLAP; DESIGN MODELING; FLIGHT TRACKING; INDUCED VIBRATIONS; TRACKING CONTROL SYSTEMS; TRACKING ERRORS; TRACKING SYSTEM; TRANSFER MATRIXES;

AIRCRAFT DETECTION;

EID: 84885108922     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2012-4443     Document Type: Conference Paper

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