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Lau F

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• Research Article
  Flight Dynamics and Control of a Vertical Tailless Aircraft
  Author(s): Bras M,Vale J,Lau F,Suleman A* Bras M,Vale J,Lau F,Suleman A*
  
  The present work aims at studying a new concept of a vertical tailless aircraft provided with a morphing tail solution with the purpose of eliminating the drag and weight created by the vertical tail structure. The solution consists on a rotary horizontal tail with independent left and right halves to serve as control surfaces. Different static scenarios are studied for different tail configurations. The proposed morphing configurations are analyzed in terms of static and dynamic stability and compared with a conventional configuration. The stability derivatives defining the limits of static stability are calculated for the whole range of tail rotation angles. The aircraft’s dynamic model is developed and feedback control systems are implemented. A sideslip suppression system, a heading control system and a speed and altitude hold system are studied for three different configura.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9792.1000119

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