Flight dynamic modelling and control design for a flapping wing micro aerial vehicle at hover

AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Loh, K H ^a   Cook, M V ^b  

^a DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL FORCE; FLAPPING WING MICRO AERIAL VEHICLES; HOVERING FLIGHTS; MODELLING AND CONTROLS; PITCH ATTITUDE;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV); WINGS;

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84896819074     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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