Analysis of Piloted Weapon Delivery: F-4C Strafing with High Gain Control Augmentation.

Abstract

Research was undertaken to analytically predict strafing accuracy of the F-4C aircraft with an experimental high gain control augmentation system incorporated. A model of the pilot-aircraft is formulated which relates pilot tracking performance to overall strafing accuracy. This model permits realistic determination of the essential flight control system dynamic performance characteristics. Projectile impact error is expressed in terms of errors in the task variables which are directly under the pilot's control. Mathematical representations of the aircraft, the control system dynamics, the turbulence environment, and the human pilot are used to estimate the tracking error contribution. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0746001

Entities

People

  • David G. Morton

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Control Systems
  • Dynamics
  • Environment
  • Errors
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Gain
  • High Gain
  • Projectiles
  • Turbulence
  • Weapon Delivery
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Support Equipment

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Control Systems Engineering.