Stochastic optimal control of flexible aircraft taxiing at constant or variable velocity

Nonlinear Dynamics

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 485-497

  Ming, Zhang ^a   Hong, Nie ^a   Zhu, Rupeng ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

Active control; Equivalent linearization method; Flexible aircraft; Landing gear; Nonstationary response; Stochastic optimal control

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; LYAPUNOV FUNCTIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES; ROADS AND STREETS; SHOCK ABSORBERS; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

ACTIVE CONTROL; EQUIVALENT LINEARIZATION METHODS; FLEXIBLE AIRCRAFT; NON-STATIONARY RESPONSE; STOCHASTIC OPTIMAL CONTROL;

LANDING GEAR (AIRCRAFT);

EID: 84898542941     PISSN: 0924090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11071-010-9735-1     Document Type: Article

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