WEAPON SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS, OPTIMIZATION AND SIMULATION - PHASE I. VOLUME VI. AUTOPILOT PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION.
Abstract
A continuous linear mathematical model for a human operator in the role of a pilot for an attacking aircraft fighter simulation was developed. The ability of this model to perform pursuit tracking tasks subject to random evader tactics was analyzed by its implementation in a six-degree-of-freedom fire control simulation. For this model to be completely realistic in every flight regime, an optimization procedure was incorporated into the simulation to adjust the variable parameters of the pilot model in order to achieve the desired pursuit tracking results in the most direct way. As a means of evaluating the simulated human performance, the attacking aircraft maneuver obtained from the simulation was subjected to a series of spectral analysis operations in which the frequency content of the aircraft simulation was compared to that obtained from an actual combat flight maneuver in which the evader performed the same tactics as were used for the simulated evader. The results indicate that the continuous model for the human pilot can be used to simulate precision tracking for long periods of time and for a variety of evasive maneuvers. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0906655
Entities
People
- A. J. Mcphate
- G. D. Whitehouse
- M. J. Caluda
Organizations
- Louisiana State University