Advances In Aircraft Flight Control

by Tischler; M B

• ISBN13: 9780748404797
• ISBN10: 0748404791
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-06-28
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

This book provides a single comprehensive resource that reviews many of the current aircraft flight control programmes from the perspective of experienced practitioners directly involved in the projects. Each chapter discusses a specific aircraft flight programme covering the control system design considerations, control law architecture, simulation and analysis, flight test optimization and handling qualities evaluations. The programmes described have widely exploited modern interdisciplinary tools and techniques and the discussions include extensive flight test results. Many important 'lessons learned' are included from the experience gained when design methods and requirements were tested and optimized in actual flight demonstration.

Table of Contents

Series Introduction	vii	(2)
Foreword	ix	(6)
List on Contributors	xv
Part One Specification and Validation Methods	1	(70)
1 Handling-qualities specification -- a functional requirement for the flight control system	3	(32)
R. H. Hoh
D. G. Mitchell
2 System identification methods for aircraft flight control devlopment and validation	35	(36)
M. B. Tischler
Part Two Rotorcraft and V/STOL	71	(116)
3 A high bandwidth control system for the helicopter in-flight simulator ATTHeS -- modelling, performance and applications	73	(30)
W. von Grunhagen
G. Bouwer
H.-J. Pausder
F. Henschel
J. Kaletka
4 Advanced flight control research and development at Boeing Helicopters	103	(40)
K. H. Landis
J. M. Davis
C. Dabundo
J. F. Keller
5 Application of nonlinear inverse methods to the control of powered-lift aircraft over the low-speed flight envelope	143	(16)
J. A. Franklin
6 Flight control and handling research with the VAAC Harrier aircraft	159	(28)
G. T. Shanks
S. L. Gale
C. Fielding
D. V. Griffith
Part Three Transport Aircraft	187	(82)
7 The design and development of flying qualities for the C-17 military transport airplane	189	(22)
E. R. Kendall
8 Fly-by-wire for commercial aircraft: the Airbus experience	211	(20)
C. Favre
9 Practical control law design for aircraft using multivariable techniques	231	(38)
J. D. Blight
R. L. Dailey
D. Gangsaas
Part Four High-performance Aircraft	269	(144)
10 Lavi flight control system	271	(24)
M. Shmul
E. Erenthal
M. Attar
11 Digital autopilot design for combat aircraft in Alenia	295	(26)
A. Tonon
P. L. Belluati
12 Development and flight experience of the control laws and the aeroservoelastic solution in the Experimental Aircraft Programme (EAP)	321	(24)
A. McCuish
B. Caldwell
13 X-29 flight control system: lessons learned	345	(24)
R. Clarke
J. J. Burken
J. T. Bosworth
J. E. Bauer
14 Practical aspects of the design of an integrated flight and propulsion control system	369	(22)
D. J. Moorhouse
K. D. Citurs
15 Control law design and flight test results of the experimental aircraft X-31A	391	(22)
H. Beh
G. Hofinger
P. Huber
Index	413