Dynamic Soaring under Different Atmospheric Stability Conditions

No AccessEngineering NotesDynamic Soaring Under Different Atmospheric Stability ConditionsHaichao Hong, Luoqin Liu, Florian Holzapfel and Gottfried SachsHaichao Hong https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2410-2469Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, People's Republic of China, Luoqin LiuUniversity of Science and Technology of China, 230026 Hefei, People's Republic of China, Florian HolzapfelTechnical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany and Gottfried SachsTechnical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, GermanyPublished Online:9 Mar 2023https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G007037SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Sachs G., "Kinetic Energy in Dynamic Soaring–Inertial Speed and Airspeed," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 42, No. 8, 2019, pp. 1812–1821. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G003407 LinkGoogle Scholar[2] Zhao Y. 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