Nonlinear longitudinal control of a supermaneuverable aircraftA technique is described which can be used for design of feedback controllers for high-performance aircraft operating in flight conditions in which nonlinearities significantly affect performance. Designs are performed on a mathematical model of the longitudinal dynamics of a hypothetical aircraft similar to proposed supermaneuverable flight test vehicles. Nonlinear controller designs are performed using truncated solutions of the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation. Preliminary results show that the method yields promising results.
Document ID
19890066586
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Garrard, William L. (Minnesota Univ. Minneapolis, MN, United States)
Snell, Anthony (Minnesota, University Minneapolis, United States)
Enns, Dale F. (Honeywell Systems and Research Center; Minnesota, University Minneapolis, United States)