DERIVATION OF AN AUTOMATIC AIRCRAFT ELEVATOR CONTROLLER.

Abstract

An automatic elevator controller for the final phase of an Instrument Landing System approach is designed using optimization theory and the practicality of the controller investigated. The problem is discussed and the assumptions stated. Then a mathematical model for the aircraft and a desired flare-out approach path are derived. The aircraft and approach limitations are established and the model is tested. Dynamic Programming and the Parametric Expansion Method provide the optimal control from which the controller is designed. A computer program is developed to investigate the controller. The results are inconclusive and a recommendation for further study is made. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0818983

Entities

People

  • Donald Reay Nielsen

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Application Software
  • Automatic
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Digital Information
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Instrument Landings
  • Landing
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Optimization

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Control Systems Engineering.