Minimum altitude-loss flight of a sailplane through a given vertical wind distribution is discussed. The problem is posed as an optimal control problem, and several numerical solutions are obtained for a sinusoidal wind distribution.


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    Title :

    Minimum Altitude-Loss Soaring in a Specified Vertical Wind Distribution


    Contributors:
    Pierson, B. L. (author) / Chen, I. (author)


    Publication date :

    1979-06-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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