Research Article

Active Control of Aerial Refueling Hose-Drogue Dynamics with the Improved Reel Take-Up System

Table 3

Cases for the verification.

CaseRestoring forceReel take-up (m/s2) (m/s) (s)Reel (m/s2)Reel (m/s3)

W1YesNo1.5240.4751.25N/AN/A
W1E0NoNo1.5240.4751.25N/AN/A
W2E0NoYes1.5240.4751.253.048N/A
W2E0-k100NoYes1.5240.4751.253.048100
W2E0-k1000NoYes1.5240.4751.253.0481000
W4aE0-k100NoYes4.8771.5241.253.048100
W4aE0-k1000NoYes4.8771.5241.253.0481000
W4bE0-k100NoYes4.8771.5241.25N/A100
W4bE0-k1000NoYes4.8771.5241.25N/A1000