ADVANCED PILOTED AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN METHODOLOGY. VOLUME 1. KNOWLEDGE BASE

The development of a comprehensive and electric methodology for conceptual and preliminary design of flight control systems is presented and illustrated. The methodology is focused on the design stages starting with the layout of system requirements and ending when some viable competing system architectures (feedback control structures) are defined. The approach is centered on the human pilot and the aircraft as both the sources of, and the keys to the solution of, many flight control problems. The methodology relies heavily on computational procedures which are highly interactive with the design engineer. To maximize effectiveness, these techniques, as selected and modified to be used together in the methodology, form a cadre of computational tools specifically tailored for integrated flight control system preliminary design purposes. While theory and associated computational means are an important aspect of the design methodology, the lore, knowledge and experience elements, which guide and govern applications are critical features. This material is presented as summary tables, outlines, recipes, empirical data, lists, etc., which encapsulate a great deal of expert knowledge. Much of this is presented in topical knowledge summaries which are attached as Supplements. The composite of the supplements and the main body elements constitutes a first cut at a Mark 1 Knowledge Base for manned-aircraft flight control

• Corporate Authors:

  Systems Technology, Incorporated

  13766 South Hawthorne Boulevard
  Hawthorne, CA  United States  90250
• Authors:
  • McRuer, D T
  • Myers, T T
• Publication Date: 1988-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 285 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pilots; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Airline pilots; Control systems; Flight control systems; System design
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493955
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-CR-181726-V-1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM