Design of Flight Control Systems by Optimal Control Methods

dc.contributor.advisorLevine, W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorReilly, J.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentISRen_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-05-23T09:46:54Z
dc.date.available2007-05-23T09:46:54Z
dc.date.issued1990en_US
dc.description.abstractWe outline two example applications of optimal control methodologies to aid in the design of control systems. The first method uses CONSOLE, a computer-aided design program based on feasible direction and multicriterion optimization, for controller parameter selection. The second method, based on linear quadratic regulator theory, selects a controller structure where the parameters are selected to minimize a performance function. Each of these methods is demonstrated using a realistic example for Grumman Aerospace Corporation. The CONSOLE method is used for a pitch control design for the X-29, a forward-swept wing aircraft, while the linear-quadratic- gaussian/loop transfer recovery method is used for a pitch control design for the F- 14.<P>We show that the designs from these methods are at least comparable to ones done with other methods. In fact, the LQG/LTR design method leads to a stable robust design. Therefore, these design tools would be useful additions to a control designer's toolbox.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/5038
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesISR; MS 1990-4en_US
dc.titleDesign of Flight Control Systems by Optimal Control Methodsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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