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Towards Intelligent Control for Next Generation AircraftNASA Aeronautics Subsonic Fixed Wing Project is focused on mitigating the environmental and operation impacts expected as aviation operations triple by 2025. The approach is to extend technological capabilities and explore novel civil transport configurations that reduce noise, emissions, fuel consumption and field length. Two Next Generation (NextGen) aircraft have been identified to meet the Subsonic Fixed Wing Project goals - these are the Hybrid Wing-Body (HWB) and Cruise Efficient Short Take-Off and Landing (CESTOL) aircraft. The technologies and concepts developed for these aircraft complicate the vehicle s design and operation. In this paper, flight control challenges for NextGen aircraft are described. The objective of this paper is to examine the potential of state-of-the-art control architectures and algorithms to meet the challenges and needed performance metrics for NextGen flight control. A broad range of conventional and intelligent control approaches are considered, including dynamic inversion control, integrated flight-propulsion control, control allocation, adaptive dynamic inversion control, data-based predictive control and reinforcement learning control.
Document ID
20090019074
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Acosta, Diana Michelle
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
KrishnaKumar, Kalmanje Srinvas
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Frost, Susan Alane
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
July 22, 2008
Subject Category
Aircraft Stability And Control
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN121
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Powered Lift Conference
Location: London
Country: United Kingdom
Start Date: July 22, 2008
End Date: July 24, 2008
Sponsors: Royal Aeronautical Society, American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Helicopter Society, Inc., Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 561581.02.08.01.17.03
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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