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Guidance and control using model predictive control for low altitude real-time terrain following flight (2004) read it

Retrofit systems for reconfiguration in civil aviation

Wohletz, Jerry M. (Jerry Matthew), 1971- (2000)

  • Advisor: James D. Paduano
  • Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Onboard trajectory generation for the unpowered landing of autonomous Reusable Launch Vehicles

Girerd, André R. (André René), 1977- (2001)

  • Advisors: Deyst, John J. (John Jacob); Gregg Barto; Wallace E. VanderVelde
  • Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Model predictive control for terminal area energy management and approach and landing for a reusable launch vehicle

LePome, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1977- (2002)

  • Advisors: Deyst, John J. (John Jacob); Piero A. Miott; Wallace E. VanderVelde
  • Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Performance optimization study of a Common Aero Vehicle using a Legendre Pseudospectral Method

Clarke, Kimberley A. (Kimberly Anne), 1979- (2003)

  • Advisor: Jonathan P. How
  • Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Robust constrained model predictive control

Richards, Arthur George, 1977- (2005)

  • Advisor: Jonathan P. How
  • Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Trajectory optimization with detection avoidance for visually identifying an aircraft

Wholey, Leonard N. (Leonard Nathaniel) (2005)

  • Advisors: Brent D. Appleby; Leena Singh
  • Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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An aerocapture attitude control system incorporating robustness and vehicle parameter identification

Bell, James R. (James Robert), 1964- (1991)

  • Advisor: Hollister, Walter M., 1930-
  • Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Real-time identification for ground vehicle trajectory estimation using extended Kalman filter residual analysis

Johnson, Hyrum David, 1972- (1999)

  • Advisor: Edward J. Lanzilotta
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Benchmark characterization for reusable launch vehicle onboard trajectory generation using a Legendre psuedospectral [sic] optimization method

Dyckman, Theodore R. (Theodore Robert), 1978- (2002)

  • Advisors: Deyst, John J. (John Jacob); Gregg H. Barton; Wallace E. VanderVelde
  • Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Analytic chance constraints for the robust guidance of autonomous parafoils

Ellertson, Aaron Cole (2015)

  • Advisors: Jonathan P. How; Louis S. Breger
  • Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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