Several variable valve-train technologies are being aggressively pursued to increase the efficiency of automotive engines. Electromagnetic Valve Actuation (EMVA) is a promising alternative that uses electromagnetic actuators to replace the conventional camshaft and aims to provid...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/27260
The ability for Problem Solving Environment (PSE) to model, simulate and embed algorithms unto micro-controllers without manually converting algorithms to C programming language has been subjected to a lot of scepticism. This modern method popularly referred to as Model Base Desi...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/25270
Sideslip angle is one of the state variables in the lateral state-space dynamics of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Large asymmetric aerodynamic loads can be induced on a UAV’s fuselage, even at zero sideslip. For steady and level flight, this angle must be controlled. To contr...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/22738
B. K. Aliyu, C. A. Osheku, E. O. Oyedeji, M. A. L. Adetoro, A. A. Okon & C. M. Idoko·Advances in Research·2015
A major application of solid propellants is in gun propulsion systems and rockets. The performance of a rocket depends greatly on the design of the solid propellant that meets a specific mission. Performance characteristics such as the burn time, burn rate, average thrust, specif...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/18468
B. K. Aliyu, C. A. Osheku, P. N. Okeke, F. E. Opara & B. I. Okere·Advances in Research·2015
A longitudinally disturbed motion of a UAV after an arbitrary initial disturbance consists normally of two oscillatory modes: the short-period oscillation and the phugoid oscillation.The typical longitudinal model of a UAV in state-space can be separated into short-period mode an...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/18334
B. K. Aliyu, A. M. Chindo, A. O. Opasina & Alih Abdulrahaman·Advances in Research·2014
This paper explores the design, simulation and analysis of three novel Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) control system for a Longitudinal dynamic of a fixed wing mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Modelling results for the small UAV using Aircraft DIGITAL DATCOM® are presented. T...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14174
Stiff Ordinary Differential Equations (SODEs) are present in engineering, mathematics, and sciences. Identifying them for effective simulation (or prediction) and perhaps hardware implementation in aerospace control systems is imperative. This paper considers only linear Initial...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9842