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Variable-Structure Control of a Model Glider AirplaneA variable-structure control system designed to enable a fuselage-heavy airplane to recover from spin has been demonstrated in a hand-launched, instrumented model glider airplane. Variable-structure control is a high-speed switching feedback control technique that has been developed for control of nonlinear dynamic systems.
Document ID
20090011278
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
External Source(s)
http://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/2953
Authors
Waszak, Martin R. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Anderson, Mark R. (Paper Pilot Research, Inc. Sterling, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 2008
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs, July 2008
Subject Category
Aircraft Stability And Control
Report/Patent Number
LAR-17106-1
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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