Estimation of the longitudinal aerodynamic parameters from flight data for the NASA F/A-18 HARV

21st Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 469-470

  Napolitano, Marcello R ^a   Paris, Alfonso C ^a   Seanor, Brad A ^a   Bowers, Albion H ^b  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

^b NASA DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF ATTACK; ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATORS; BOMBERS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; NASA; SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT;

AERODYNAMIC MODELING; AERODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; AIRCRAFT DYNAMICS; DYNAMIC DERIVATIVES; ESTIMATION PROCESS; LONGITUDINAL STABILITY DERIVATIVES; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHODS; MINIMIZATION TECHNIQUES;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 84982318791     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1996-3419     Document Type: Conference Paper

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