WING-IN-GROUND FLIGHT AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEMS

Wing-In-Ground Effect Flight Control: New Role of Automatic Systems

A trouble-free flight at low altitude over the disturbed sea surface and also marine landing requires the application of the special methods and means of motion control which are capable to solve the corresponding specific problems. Methods of stability provision and solving some other problems of WIG flight by means of automatic control are analyzed. The requirements for motion control systems...

Bat wing sensors support flight control.

Bats are the only mammals capable of powered flight, and they perform impressive aerial maneuvers like tight turns, hovering, and perching upside down. The bat wing contains five digits, and its specialized membrane is covered with stiff, microscopically small, domed hairs. We provide here unique empirical evidence that the tactile receptors associated with these hairs are involved in sensorimo...

Rotary-Wing Flight Mechanics

A helicopter is not possessed of an ability to fly fast compared with fixed-wing counterparts. This is a result of considerations with the main rotor. The main rotor moves in a direction very close to its plane of rotation which naturally divides it into two halves which operate under different aerodynamic conditions. One side (called the advancing side) has the rotation and translation velocit...

Advances in Flight Control Systems

Agile Flight Control Techniques for a Fixed-Wing Aircraft

As unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) become more involved in challenging mission objectives, the need for agility controlled flight becomes more of a necessity. The ability to navigate through constrained environments as well as quickly maneuver to each mission target is essential. Currently, individual vehicles are developed with a particular mission objective, whether it be persistent surveilla...