A Design Study for a Remotely Piloted Vehicle, Automatic Landing System.

Abstract

A method of control design is developed using optimal control theory which results in a simple and practical control system. The basis of this method is the elimination of unnecessary feedback gains which in turn allows most of the Kalman filter elements to be eliminated also. The procedure is developed by designing an automatic control system for a remotely piloted vehicle. The aircraft modeled in the study was the Ryan Compass Cope RPV. This aircraft has a low wing loading making it very susceptible to wind gusts. The problem is limited to the approach phase of landing under moderate to severe turbulence. Both longitudinal and lateral control systems are considered.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA005285

Entities

People

  • Mark P. Hadley

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Automatic
  • Control Systems
  • Control Theory
  • Elimination
  • Feedback
  • Filters
  • Kalman Filters
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Turbulence
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design