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Investigation of control law reconfigurations to accommodate a control element failure on a commercial airplaneThe ability of a pilot to reconfigure the control surfaces on an airplane after a failure, allowing the airplane to recover to a safe condition, becomes more difficult with increasing airplane complexity. Techniques are needed to stabilize and control the airplane immediately after a failure, allowing the pilot more time to make longer range decisions. This paper presents a baseline design of a discrete multivariable control law using four controls for the longitudinal channel of a B-737. Non-reconfigured and reconfigured control laws are then evaluated, both analytically and by means of a digital airplane simulation, for three individual control element failures (stabilizer, elevator, spoilers). The simulation results are used to evaluate the effectiveness of the control reconfiguration on tracking ability during the approach and landing phase of flight with severe windshear and turbulence disturbing the airplane dynamics.
Document ID
19840050349
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ostroff, A. J.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Hueschen, R. M.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1984
Subject Category
Aircraft Stability And Control
Accession Number
84A33136
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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