An overview of flight test results for a formation flight autopilot

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Hanson, Curtis E ^a   Ryan, Jack ^a   Allen, Michael J ^a   Jacobson, Steven R ^a  

^a NASA DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT CONTROL; BOMBERS; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; NASA; SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT;

EXPERIMENTAL FORMATION; FORMATION FLIGHT; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS (INS); MANEUVERING FLIGHT; RELATIVE POSITIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION; STEADY STATE TRACKING; VERTICAL SPACING;

AIR NAVIGATION;

EID: 85088721088     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-4755     Document Type: Conference Paper

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