Reconfigurable control of aircraft with partial elevator failure

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Thomas, Suba ^a   Chang, B C ^a   Kwatny, Harry G ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite observer; Fault tolerant control; Nonlinear regulator; Output feedback; Partial elevator failure; Reconfigurable control

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIRCRAFT; CONTROL SURFACES; FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

COMPOSITE OBSERVERS; ELEVATOR FAILURE; FAULT TOLERANT CONTROL; NONLINEAR REGULATORS; OUTPUT FEEDBACK; RECONFIGURABLE CONTROL;

ELEVATORS;

EID: 85088184284     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-5416     Document Type: Conference Paper

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