Analysis of aircraft handling qualities and pilot-induced oscillation tendencies with actuator saturation

23rd Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 401-414

  Zeyada, Yasser ^a   Hess, Ronald A ^a   Siwakosit, Wichai ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AIRCRAFT;

ACTUATOR SATURATIONS; AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS; AIRCRAFT HANDLING QUALITIES; ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; PILOT-INDUCED OSCILLATIONS; QUANTITATIVE PREDICTION; VEHICLE CONFIGURATION; VEHICLE DYNAMICS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84982318750     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-4334     Document Type: Conference Paper

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