Trajectory Optimization and Analytic Solutions for High-Speed Dynamic Soaring

Dynamic soaring is a non-powered flight mode that enables extremely high speeds by extracting energy from thin shear wind layers. Trajectory optimization is applied to construct solutions of the maximum speed achievable with dynamic soaring and to determine characteristic properties of that flight m...

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Main Authors: Gottfried Sachs, Benedikt Grüter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Aerospace
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/7/4/47