Time-varying dynamics of a micro air vehicle with variable-sweep morphing

dc.contributor.author	Chakravarthy, Animesh
dc.contributor.author	Grant, Daniel T.
dc.contributor.author	Lind, Rick
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-07T16:05:36Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-07T16:05:36Z
dc.date.issued	2012-05
dc.identifier.citation	A. Chakravarthy, D. T. Grant and R. Lind, “Time-Varying Dynamics of a Micro Air Vehicle with Variable Sweep Morphing”, Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 35, No. 3, May-June 2012.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0731-5090
dc.identifier.other	WOS: 000303904600018
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/5116
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.55078
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dc.description.abstract	In this paper, the longitudinal dynamics of a fast-morphing, variable-wing-sweep micro air vehicle are investigated from a flight dynamics perspective. The time scales over which the morphing occurs are of the same order as the flight dynamics of the micro air vehicle, due to which the time-varying aspects of the dynamics must be carefully evaluated. The time-varying characteristic equation (which represents a generalization of the standard linear time-invariant characteristic equation) for this micro air vehicle is presented in analytic form, and this enables a characterization of the influence of different morphing trajectories on the flight dynamics. The concept of a time-varying pole is subsequently adopted and the flight dynamic properties of the time-varying modes are determined. A tool to properly evaluate the sensitivity of the time-varying modes to different morphing trajectories is demonstrated.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics;2012, Vol. 35, No. 3
dc.subject.classification	ENGINEERING
dc.subject.classification	INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION
dc.title	Time-varying dynamics of a micro air vehicle with variable-sweep morphing	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.description.version	Peer reviewed
dc.rights.holder	Copyright © 2012 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc