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An optimal control approach to the design of moving flight simulatorsAn abstract flight simulator design problem is formulated in the form of an optimal control problem, which is solved for the linear-quadratic-Gaussian special case using a mathematical model of the vestibular organs. The optimization criterion used is the mean-square difference between the physiological outputs of the vestibular organs of the pilot in the aircraft and the pilot in the simulator. The dynamical equations are linearized, and the output signal is modeled as a random process with rational power spectral density. The method described yields the optimal structure of the simulator's motion generator, or 'washout filter'. A two-degree-of-freedom flight simulator design, including single output simulations, is presented.
Document ID
19830038731
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Sivan, R.
(Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Haifa, Israel)
Ish-Shalom, J.
(Technion - Israel Inst. of Tech. Haifa, Israel)
Huang, J.-K.
(MIT Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1982
Subject Category
Research And Support Facilities (Air)
Accession Number
83A19949
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-1323
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-2230
CONTRACT_GRANT: E(11-1)-3070
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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