The full-scale helicopter flight simulator design and fabrication at CCSU+

57th AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages

  John Wei, Fu Shang ^a   Rose, Daniel ^a   Coppola, Zachary ^a   Vasko, Thomas ^a   Amaya Bower, Luz ^a   Gates, Alfred ^a   Root, James ^a  

^a CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DC MOTORS; DESIGN; EDUCATION; ELECTRIC MACHINE CONTROL; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; HARDWARE; HELICOPTERS; RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIMULATORS; SOFTWARE TESTING; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; STUDENTS;

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY; DC MOTOR CONTROLLER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS; HELICOPTER SYSTEMS; OFF-THE-SHELF HARDWARES; SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING; SIMULATOR SOFTWARE; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM CONTROL;

EID: 84958582357     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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