FLIGHT PENETRATION OF WIND SHEAR: CONTROL STRATEGIES

Wind shear is a dangerous condition where there is a sharp change in the direction and magnitude of the wind velocity over a short distance or time. This condition is especially dangerous to aircraft during landing and takeoff and can cause a sudden loss of lift and thereby height at a critical time. A numerical simulation showed the effective performance of the Linear Quadratic Regulator and the Nonlinear Inverse Dynamics controllers. The major conclusions are listed and discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • In NASA Langley Research Center, Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research, 1986, p 107-117. Order as N88-23715/1/WTS.
• Corporate Authors:

  Princeton University

  Princeton, NJ  United States  08540
• Authors:
  • Joshi, A S
• Publication Date: 1988-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Automated vehicle control; Simulation; Wind shear
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00478328
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1989 12:00AM