To make the morphing decision accurately, we take into account the equilibrium equations of forces; the variations in airspeed, altitude, and mass and the optimal configurations for different cruise conditions are solved based on the nonlinear programming method with the objective of minimum engine ...
A three-dimensional close-up view of the 𝐷𝑇𝑂DTO function in the vicinity of the optimum, displayed in Figure 7, shows that the latter is actually constrained by two constraints, namely tail strike avoidance and the upper bound on the airspeed for the pull-up maneuver (𝑉(𝑡1)V...