A SYSTEMS ANALYSIS OF LONGITUDINAL PILOTED CONTROL IN CARRIER APPROACH

Abstract

The pilot's longitudinal control of an aircraft making a carrier approach is studied using systems analysis techniques. The pilot, airframe, and mirror optical landing aid are considered as elements in a closed-loop system. Mathematical expressions to approximate each element are derived or described. Various possible piloting techniques are examined by appropriately varying the pilot's transfer function, and by closing multiple control loops around the system. The question of whether the pilot should use stick or throttle for altitude control is examined. It is shown that the minimum approach speeds of five out of seven jet aircraft, all limited by the "ability to control altitude and arrest rate of sink,'1 can be predicted if it is assumed that the pilot uses throttle for altitude control.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0401675

Entities

People

  • C. H. Cromwell
  • I. L. Ashkenas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airplanes
  • Airspeed Indicators
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Automatic Pilots
  • Carrier Based Aircraft
  • Carrier Landings
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Feedback
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Open Loop Systems
  • Plastic Explosives

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design