Flight test validation of optimal input design and comparison to conventional inputs

22nd Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 573-583

  Morelli, Eugene A ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; AERODYNAMICS; ANGLE OF ATTACK; DESIGN; FEEDBACK CONTROL; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

AERODYNAMIC PARAMETER ESTIMATIONS; DESIGN FLEXIBILITY; ESTIMATED PARAMETER; FLIGHT CONDITIONS; HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK; MODEL PARAMETERS; OPTIMAL INPUT DESIGN; RESEARCH VEHICLES;

SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT;

EID: 84983127144     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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