Optimization of six-degrees-of-freedom motion systems for flight simulators

1997 Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 12-22

  Advani, S K ^a   Nahon, M A ^a,b   Haeck, N ^a   Albronda, J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FLIGHT SIMULATORS; FREE FLIGHT; JACOBIAN MATRICES; MECHANICAL ACTUATORS;

ATTACHMENT POINTS; DESIGN CONSTRAINTS; FLIGHT SIMULATOR MOTION SYSTEMS; ITS APPLICATIONS; LARGE TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT; OPTIMIZATION PROGRAMS; PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE; SIX DEGREES OF FREEDOM;

APPLICATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84978284974     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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