@inproceedings{eprints4042, title = {A relaxation strategy for the optimization of Airborne Wind Energy systems}, booktitle = {European Control Conference (ECC), 2013}, year = {2013}, publisher = {IEEE}, month = {July}, author = {S{\'e}bastien Gros and Mario Zanon and Moritz Diehl}, pages = {1011--1016}, url = {http://eprints.imtlucca.it/4042/}, keywords = {nonlinear control systems;optimal control;optimisation;power generation control;wind power plants;Newton-type techniques;airborne wind energy systems;homotopy strategy;industrial viability;nonlinear coupled systems;optimal control;optimization;relaxation strategy;Aerodynamics;Drag;Feedback loop;Optimization;Trajectory;Vectors;airborne wind energy;flight control;non-convex optimization;optimal control} }