In-flight technique for calibrating air data systems using kalman filtering and smoothing

AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Leach, Barrie ^a   Hui, Kenneth ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR NAVIGATION; AIRCRAFT; ANGLE OF ATTACK; ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATORS; CALIBRATION; CURVE FITTING; ERRORS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; KALMAN FILTERS; PASSIVE FILTERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STATE FEEDBACK;

CALIBRATION CURVES; ERROR PROPAGATION; FLIGHT AERODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL DETAILS; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; SIMULATION STUDIES; SIMULTANEOUS CALIBRATION;

AIR FILTERS;

EID: 85085402033     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-4260     Document Type: Conference Paper

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