Robust Multivariable Flight ControlManual flight control system design for fighter aircraft is one of the most demanding problems in automatic control. Fighter aircraft dynamics generally have highly coupled uncertain and nonlinear dynamics. Multivariable control design techniques offer a solution to this problem. Robust Multivariable Flight Control provides the background, theory and examples for full envelope manual flight control system design. It gives a versatile framework for the application of advanced multivariable control theory to aircraft control problems. Two design case studies are presented for the manual flight control of lateral/directional axes of the VISTA-F-16 test vehicle and an F-18 trust vectoring system. They demonstrate the interplay between theory and the physical features of the systems. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Control Design Methodology | 39 |
VISTA F16 LateralDirectional Design | 45 |
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Robust Multivariable Flight Control Richard J. Adams,James M. Buffington,Andrew G. Sparks,Siva S. Banda Limited preview - 2012 |
Robust Multivariable Flight Control Richard J Adams,James M Buffington,Andrew G Sparks No preview available - 1994 |
Robust Multivariable Flight Control Richard J. Adams,James M. Buffington,Andrew G. Sparks,Siva S. Banda No preview available - 2011 |
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acceleration command actuator models aerodynamic aircraft dynamics altitude angle of attack axis roll rate body axis bound closed loop system Control Deflection control design control law control selector design model Dutch roll dynamic inversion dynamic pressure controller eigenvectors equalization loop equations of motion Euler Angle flight condition flight control system flight envelope gain scheduling High Angle High Rate Roll high-a ideal model inner loop inputs inverse dynamics lat/dir Level linear models LOES longitudinal low dynamic pressure low-a manual flight control nonlinear outer loop controller Outer Loop Design output performance controllers perturbations phugoid pitch acceleration pitch rate plant reduced order relative error represent Robust Control robust performance robustness analysis rudder sensor shown in Fig stability axis roll structured singular value test points thrust vectoring time(s transfer function u-synthesis unstructured uncertainty Wact X-body yaw rate δα δε Μα