Flight Test Approach for Modeling and Control Law Validation for Unmanned Aircraft

Authors

James L. Gresham, Jean-Michel W. Fahmi, Benjamin M. Simmons, Jeremy W. Hopwood, Wade Foster, Craig A. Woolsey

Citation

• Journal: AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum
• Year: 2022
• Volume:
• Issue:
• Pages:
• Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• DOI: 10.2514/6.2022-2406

BibTeX

@inproceedings{Gresham_2022,
  title={{Flight Test Approach for Modeling and Control Law Validation for Unmanned Aircraft}},
  DOI={10.2514/6.2022-2406},
  booktitle={{AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum}},
  publisher={American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics},
  author={Gresham, James L. and Fahmi, Jean-Michel W. and Simmons, Benjamin M. and Hopwood, Jeremy W. and Foster, Wade and Woolsey, Craig A.},
  year={2022}
}

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