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Autonomous air-to-air refueling: a comparison of control strategies

Venter, 2012

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152832291367506992
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Venter J
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The air-to-air refuelling of large aircraft presents challenges such as a long fuel transfer time, slow aircraft responses and a large distance between the aircraft CG and the receptacle position. This project addresses some of these issues by adding a control system to keep the …
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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
    • G05D1/08—Control of attitude, i.e. control of roll, pitch, or yaw
    • G05D1/0808—Control of attitude, i.e. control of roll, pitch, or yaw specially adapted for aircraft
    • G05D1/0816—Control of attitude, i.e. control of roll, pitch, or yaw specially adapted for aircraft to ensure stability
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
    • G05D1/04—Control of altitude or depth
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C2201/00—Unmanned aerial vehicles; Equipment therefor
    • B64C2201/10—Unmanned aerial vehicles; Equipment therefor characterised by the lift producing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C39/00—Aircraft not otherwise provided for
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C19/00—Aircraft control not otherwise provided for
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
    • G05D1/0055—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot with safety arrangements
    • G05D1/0077—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot with safety arrangements using redundant signals or controls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C3/00—Wings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C13/00—Control systems or transmitting systems for actuating flying-control surfaces, lift-increasing flaps, air brakes, or spoilers
    • B64C13/24—Transmitting means
    • B64C13/38—Transmitting means with power amplification
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C9/00—Adjustable control surfaces or members, e.g. rudders
    • B64C9/34—Adjustable control surfaces or members, e.g. rudders collapsing or retracting against or within other surfaces or other members
    • B64C9/36—Adjustable control surfaces or members, e.g. rudders collapsing or retracting against or within other surfaces or other members the members being fuselages or nacelles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C9/00—Adjustable control surfaces or members, e.g. rudders
    • B64C9/14—Adjustable control surfaces or members, e.g. rudders forming slots
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C1/00—Fuselages; Constructional features common to fuselages, wings, stabilising surfaces and the like

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