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Guidance and Control of an Autonomous Soaring Vehicle with Flight Test Results

Allen et al., 2005

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7315404681461010459
Author
Allen M
Lin V
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45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

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I. Introduction novel way to improve the range, duration, or cross-country speed of an autonomous aircraft is to use buoyant plumes of air called thermals. Thermals occur when the air near the ground becomes less dense than the surrounding air as a result of heating …
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    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
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    • G05D1/04—Control of altitude or depth
    • G05D1/06—Rate of change of altitude or depth
    • G05D1/0607—Rate of change of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft
    • G05D1/0615—Rate of change of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft to counteract a perturbation, e.g. gust of wind
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    • G05D1/042—Control of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft
    • G05D1/046—Control of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft to counteract a perturbation, e.g. gust of wind
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    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
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    • G05D1/10—Simultaneous control of position or course in three dimensions
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