Inertially Augmented Automatic Landing System: Autopilot Performance with Imperfect ILS Beams

Abstract

The report considers the capability of three autopilots, with varying dependency or inertial navigation inputs, to perform the automatic landing task in the presence of ILS beam anomalies. Three sets of pitch and roll axis control laws for a commercial jet transport were analyzed and flight tested to determine their comparative advantages and limitations. Conventional autopilots with only minor or no reliance on inertial inputs are sensitive to ILS beam imperfections. It is shown that complementary filtering of ILS position information with INS- derived acceleration and velocity results in a very marked attenuation of airplane response to beam bends, noise, and overflight interference. A set of equations is derived by which the acceptability of system performance during an automatic approach can be assessed. The capability of the three autopilots to provide acceptance on Category 1 and 2 ILS beams is investigated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0742967

Entities

People

  • H. F. Tisdale
  • R. J. Bleeg
  • R. M. Vircks

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Guidance
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Navigation
  • Operating Systems
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Recording Systems
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Test Equipment
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design