Title: Control surface selection based on advanced modes performance
Abstract: In the past decade there have been two major aspects which have influenced the design of aircraft from the dynamic stability point of view: improvement in avionics in terms of reliability and computational speed and the introduction of the concept of system integration and task oriented flight control system. these aspects have led to the development of demonstrators which have flown and whose performances have been extensively evaluated in order to identify potential design solutions to be implemented in actual flight (AFT1-F16, X-29, Mirage 2000, EAP). Attaining advanced modes of motion requires not only the development of more complex flight controllers, but it also influences the preliminary design phase in terms of the aircraft center of gravity location, and in the choice of the control combination most appropriate for the optimum aircraft response. The present paper considers the problem of control surface selection to implement a fuselage-aiming mode. Canard-flap and elevatorflap pairs will be considered in the longitudinal plane, whereas rudder plus vertical fin or antisymmetric brakes are evaluated in the lateral plane. The figure of merit is based solely on closed loop dynamics behavior and flight control system requirements.
Publication Year: 1988
Publication Date: 1988-08-15
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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