Dynamics and Failure Models for a V-Tail Remotely Piloted Aircraft System

No AccessEngineering NoteDynamics and Failure Models for a V-Tail Remotely Piloted Aircraft SystemLuis García-Hernández, Cristina Cuerno-Rejado and Manuel Pérez-CortésLuis García-HernándezTechnical University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain*M.S. Aeronautical Engineer, Department of Aircraft and Spacecraft, Plaza Cardenal Cisneros, Number 3; .Search for more papers by this author, Cristina Cuerno-RejadoTechnical University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain†Full Professor Aeronautical Engineer, Department of Aircraft and Spacecraft, Plaza Cardenal Cisneros, Number 3; .Search for more papers by this author and Manuel Pérez-CortésTechnical University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain‡Professor Aeronautical Engineer, Department of Aircraft and Spacecraft, Plaza Cardenal Cisneros, Number 3; .Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:6 Sep 2017https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G003069SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Boskovic J. D. and Mehra R. K., “Stable Multiple Model Adaptive Flight Control for Accommodation of a Large Class of Control Effector Failures,” Proceedings of the 1999 American Control Conference (Cat. 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