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DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND FLIGHT TEST OF A MIMO DIGITAL FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN UNMANNED RESEARCH VEHICLE DESIGNED USING QUANTITATIVE FEEDBACK THEORY
Author(s) -
Rasmussen S. J.,
Houpis C. H.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of robust and nonlinear control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.361
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-1239
pISSN - 1049-8923
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1239(199706)7:6<629::aid-rnc295>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - quantitative feedback theory , flight test , process (computing) , mimo , systems engineering , control (management) , control engineering , test (biology) , control system , computer science , development (topology) , engineering , robust control , simulation , telecommunications , paleontology , channel (broadcasting) , artificial intelligence , electrical engineering , biology , mathematical analysis , mathematics , operating system
Achieving a successful flight control system (FCS) involves a number of steps: specification of the problem, development of aircraft model data, theoretical FCS design, implementation, ground testing and flight test. The main emphasis of this paper is on the last three steps which embody the ‘practical engineering’ aspects that are vital to achieving a successful FCS. First there is a brief explanation of the MIMO quantitative feedback theory (QFT) design process. This is followed by a description of the steps involved in the implementation and testing of a QFT robust designed FCS. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This paper was produced under the auspices of the US government and it is therefore not subject to copyright in the US.