http://arxiv.org/pdf/1211.5060v1.pdf
On sensor fusion for airborne wind energy systems
by
L. Fagiano, K. Huynh, B. Bamieh, and M. Khammash.
This research has received funding from the California Energy Commission
under the EISG grant n. 56983A/10-15 “Autonomous flexible wings for
high-altitude wind energy generation”, and from the European Union
Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n.
PIOF-GA-2009-252284 - Marie Curie project “Innovative Control,
Identification and Estimation Methodologies for Sustainable Energy
Technologies”.
The authors acknowledge SpeedGoat®’s
Greengoat
program. [ Discuss the paper:
AirborneWindEnergy/message/8007
]
A dissertation submitted in 2009 for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy:
Control of Tethered Airfoils for
High–Altitude Wind Energy Generation
Advanced control methods as key technologies for a breakthrough in
renewable energy generation
Politecnico di
Torino, Italy.
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