Optimal Control Aircraft Landing Analysis.
Abstract
A digital computer analysis technique was developed to predict aircraft longitudinal landing performance to touchdown. A microwave landing system provided sampled data elevation angle guidance and assumed continuous DME (distance measuring equipment) information. The linearized longitudinal equations for perturbations about trimmed flight were used for the aircraft model. Atmospheric disturbances including deterministic winds and random gusts were modeled. The deterministic gusts included headwinds and wind shears. The random gusts included longitudinal and normal gusts which were modeled as first order Gauss Markov processes. The microwave landing system noise was also included. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0776316
Entities
People
- Robert E. Huber Jr
Organizations
- Flight Dynamics Laboratory