Analog Simulation of Automatic Glide Slope Control Using Wing Lift Spoilers as Direct Lift Control.

Abstract

The use of wing lift spoilers as a means of changing lift without changing angle of attack was studied for use in the landing approach task. The vehicle used was the F-8 type fighter. Automatic glide slope controllers were proposed using an elevator glide slope coupler in conjunction with an automatic power compensator for comparison with an automatic direct lift control system. The system gains were optimized for gust disturbances and initial offsets from glide slope. An analog computer simulation program including a manual control phase was used to determine arbitrary measures of effectiveness of the proposed systems. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0855529

Entities

People

  • James K. Swift
  • Robert C. Lloyd

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analog Computers
  • Automatic
  • Compensators
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Control Simulators
  • Control Systems
  • Glide Slope
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Measures Of Effectiveness
  • Simulations
  • Simulators

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Computer Engineering
  • Software Engineering