Simulation of a tailless aircraft using nonlinear indicial response aerodynamic modeling methods

1997 Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 305-315

  McKeehen, Phillip D ^a   Myatt, James H ^a   Grismer, Deborah S ^a   Buffington, James M ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL THEORY; DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; INFRARED DEVICES; PLANFORMS; VORTEX FLOW;

AERODYNAMIC MODELING; CONTROL LAW DESIGN; LINEAR AERODYNAMIC MODEL; LINEAR STABILITY; NONLINEAR INDICIAL RESPONSE; NONLINEAR SIMULATIONS; TAILLESS AIRCRAFT; VORTEX BREAKDOWN LOCATION;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 84978254000     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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