DETERMINATION OF SUITABLE AIRCRAFT RESPONSE AS PRODUCED BY AUTOMATIC CONTROL,

Abstract

The effects of the adjustment of control mechanisms (coupling factor variations of certain autopilots) on the characteristics of the motion of an aircraft, omitting flexibility and compressibility effects, were investigated. The investigations are based on the simple equations of motion of an aircraft. In addition, variations of the motion due to applying more complex equations were investigated. The motions were calculated as responses to a unit step impulse of a yawing moment (due to variation in thrust of a side engine or to the occurrence of a crosswind field which decreases a little later, as, e.g., in the case of a horizontal side gust). A distinction is made between suitable and less suitable motions of the aircraft. The settings of the autopilot which have to be provided to obtain suitable motion are determined. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0661945

Entities

People

  • E. Mewes

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Automatic
  • Automatic Pilots
  • Compressive Properties
  • Couplings
  • Crosswinds
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Resilience

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Robotics and Automation.