Robust and Reconfigurable Flight Control System Design
Author: Wichai Siwakosit
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 228
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Robustness Issues in Reconfigurable Flight Control System Design
Author: William Andrew Pohlchuck
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 196
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKReconfigurable Flight Control Designs with Application to the X-33 Vehicle
Author: John J. Burken
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 22
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwo methods for control system reconfiguration have been investigated. The first method is a robust servomechanism control approach (optimal tracking problem) that is a generalization of the classical proportional-plus-integral control to multiple input-multiple output systems. The second method is a control-allocation approach based on a quadratic programming formulation. A globally convergent fixed-point iteration algorithm has been developed to make onboard implementation of this method feasible. These methods have been applied to reconfigurable entry flight control design for the X-33 vehicle. Examples presented demonstrate simultaneous tracking of angle-of-attack and roll angle commands during failures of the right body flap actuator. Although simulations demonstrate success of the first method in most cases, the control-allocation method appears to provide uniformly better performance in all cases.
Robust Multivariable Flight Control
Author: Richard J. Adams
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 1447121112
DOWNLOAD EBOOKManual 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.
Robust Flight Control
Author: Jean-Francois Magni
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1997-03-07
Total Pages: 670
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn October 1994, 22 organisations throughout Europe accepted a challenge to solve a specific robust flight control design problem. The results of that design challenge, presented at the GARTEUR Specialists' Workshop in Toulouse, France in April 1997, are reported here. Two flight control benchmarks are considered, based on the automatic landing phase of a large cargo aircraft and on the control of a military aircraft. Methods applied include: classical control; multi-objective optimisation; eigenstructure assignment; modal multi-model approach; LQ, Lyapunov and H¿-techniques; ¿-synthesis; nonlinear dynamic inversion; robust inverse dynamics estimation; model predictive control and following; and fuzzy control. Involved in the definition of the benchmarks and the evaluation process have been representatives from the European aeronautical industry, bringing a strong link with flight control law design practice.
Robust Adaptive Algorithms for Reconfigurable Flight Control Systems
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Published: 1998
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe objective of the project was to develop adaptive algorithms for application to reconfigurable flight control. An emphasis of the research was on robustness issues related to unmodelled dynamics and actuator saturation. Areas of investigation included: (1) the development of real time parameter identification algorithms for situations where the information content of the data varies significantly over time; (2) the incorporation of integral compensation in adaptive control algorithms with bias cancellation capabilities; and (3) the design of command limiting methods for the alleviation of problems associated with actuator saturation. The results showed that relatively simple multivariable adaptive control algorithms could be designed that were effective in providing flight control reconfiguration over a wide range of flight conditions. A detailed fighter aircraft model was used to evaluate the performance of the reconfigurable control laws in simulations.
Application of Sliding Mode Methods to the Design of Reconfigurable Flight Control Systems
Author: Scott R. Wells
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 624
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKObserver-based sliding mode control is investigated for application to aircraft reconfigurable flight control. An overview of reconfigurable flight control is given, including a review of the current state-of-the-art within the subdisciplines of fault detection parameter identification, adaptive control schemes, and dynamic control allocation. Of the adaptive control methods reviewed, sliding mode control (SMC) appears promising due its property of invariance to matched uncertainty. An overview of SMC is given and its properties are demonstrated. Sliding mode methods, however, are difficult to implement because unmodeled parasitic dynamics cause immediate and severe instability. This presents a challenge for all practical applications with limited bandwidth actuators. One method to deal with parasitic dynamics is the use of an asymptotic observer. Observer-based SMC is investigated, and a method for selecting observer gains is offered. An additional method for shaping the feedback loop using a filter is also developed. It is shown that this SMC prefilter is equivalent to a form of model reference hedging. A complete design procedure is given which takes advantage of the sliding mode boundary layer to recast the SMC as a linear control law. Frequency domain loop shaping is then used to design the sliding manifold. Finally, three aircraft applications are demonstrated. An F-18/HARV is used to demonstrate SISO and MIMO designs. The third application is a linear six degree-of-freedom advanced tailless fighter model. The observer-based SMC is seen to provide excellent tracking with superior robustness to parameter changes and actuator failures.
Fault-tolerant Flight Control and Guidance Systems
Author: Guillaume J. J. Ducard
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2009-05-14
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 1848825617
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers a complete overview of fault-tolerant flight control techniques. Discussion covers the necessary equations for the modeling of small UAVs, a complete system based on extended Kalman filters, and a nonlinear flight control and guidance system.
Fault Diagnosis and Reconfiguration in Flight Control Systems
Author: C. Hajiyev
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-12-01
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 1441991662
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe problem of fault diagnosis and reconfigurable control is a new and actually developing field of science and engineering. The subject becomes more interesting since there is an increasing demand for the navigation and control systems of aerospace vehicles, automated actuators etc. to be more safe and reliable. Nowadays, the problems of fault detection and isolation and reconfigurable control attract the attention the scientists in the world. The subject is emphasized in the recent international congresses such as IF AC World Congresses (San Francisco-1996, Beijing-1999, and Barcelona-2002) and lMEKO World Congresses (Tampere-1997, Osaka-1999, Vienna-2000), and also in the international conferences on fault diagnosis such as SAFEPROCESS Conferences (Hull-1997, Budapest-2000). The presented methods in the book are based on linear and nonlinear dynamic mathematical models of the systems. Technical objects and systems stated by these models are very large, and include various control systems, actuators, sensors, computer systems, communication systems, and mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and electronic devices. The analytical fault diagnosis techniques of these objects have been developed for several decades. Many of those techniques are based on the use of the results of modem control theory. This is natural, because it is known that fault diagnosis process in control systems is considered as a part of general control process. xxii In organization of fault diagnosis of control systems, the use of the concepts and methods of modem control theory including concepts of state space, modeling, controllability, observability, estimation, identification, and filtering is very efficient.
Robust Multivariable Flight Control
Author: Richard J. Adams
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1994-10-14
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9783540199069
DOWNLOAD EBOOKManual 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.
