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Piloted simulation of an F‐16 flight control system designed using quantitative feedback theory
Author(s) -
Sheldon Stuart N.,
Osmon Christina
Publication year - 1999
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(199910)9:12<841::aid-rnc440>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - flight envelope , fidelity , envelope (radar) , quantitative feedback theory , domain (mathematical analysis) , control (management) , flight simulator , computer science , control engineering , frequency domain , control system , engineering , robust control , control theory (sociology) , simulation , aerospace engineering , telecommunications , mathematical analysis , radar , electrical engineering , mathematics , artificial intelligence , computer vision , aerodynamics
This paper is a summary of an effort to evaluate a high‐performance flight control system in a piloted simulation. A flight control system was designed for the VISTA F‐16 using the techniques of quantitative feedback theory. Quantitative feedback theory is a robust frequency domain design technique that provided for the incorporation of handling qualities in the design specifications. The design was accomplished as a Master's thesis, and addresses the subsonic flight envelope including changes in configuration. Handling qualities were evaluated in a high‐fidelity, manned simulation of the system. The resulting system would require a few refinements to meet level 1 handling quality specifications. Published in 1999 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This article is a US Government work and is in the public domain in the United States.