Influence of speed and altitude profile on the dynamics of in-trail following aircraft

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Vinken, Pieter ^a,b   Hoffman, Eric ^a   Zeghal, Karim ^a,c  

^a EUROCONTROL EXPERIMENTAL CENTRE   (France)

^b Steria Transport Division ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Steria Transport Division   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CONTROL THEORY; SPEED; TIME DELAY;

ALTITUDE PROFILES; CONSTANT TIME; CONSTANT TIME DELAYS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; SPEED REDUCTION; SPEED VARIATIONS; TOP OF DESCENTS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

DELAY CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 85087599108     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-4362     Document Type: Conference Paper

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