Application of the concept of dynamic trim control and nonlinear system inverses to automatic control of a vertical attitude takeoff and landing aircraftA full envelope automatic flight control system based on nonlinear inverse systems concepts has been applied to a vertical attitude takeoff and landing (VATOL) fighter aircraft. A new method for using an airborne digital aircraft model to perform the inversion of a nonlinear aircraft model is presented together with the results of a simulation study of the nonlinear inverse system concept for the vertical-attitude hover mode. The system response to maneuver commands in the vertical attitude was found to be excellent; and recovery from large initial offsets and large disturbances was found to be very satisfactory.
Document ID
19820029931
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Smith, G. A. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Meyer, G. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)