Fly-By-Wire Flight Control Systems

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide the reader with an introduction to fly-by-wire and an outline of state-of-the-art fly-by-wire techniques. An outline of the philosophy of fly-by-wire flight control systems is given, the evolution of fly-by-wire is discussed, the advantages of fly-by-wire over mechanical systems are listed, current fly-by-wire techniques are outlined, and a brief review of the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory proposed in-house and contracted fly-by-wire development programs is given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 10, 1967
Accession Number
AD0830861

Entities

People

  • J. P. Sutherland

Organizations

  • Flight Dynamics Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Aerospace Craft
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Electronics
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Reliability
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.