Longitudinal dynamics, optimization and control of aircraft transition maneuver using aerodynamic vectoring

• Main Author: Adnan Maqsood
• Other Authors: Go Tiauw Hiong
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering::Aircraft; DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering::Flight simulation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/48041
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In order to enhance the flight envelope of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs), there have been efforts to combine the excellent hover capabilities of rotorcraft with the endurance and speed performance of fixed-wing aircraft. Such efforts lead to a type of agile aircraft that can perform hover coupled wit...