Turbine Engine Control Synthesis. Volume 1. Optimal Controller Synthesis and Demonstration

Abstract

The objective was to determine whether optimal control synthesis methods provide superior means for designing jet engine controllers. The methods design controllers with more capability and/or can be exploited to provide less expensive hardware. For newer kinds of engines the cost to design should be less than for presently used methods. Volume 1 summarizes optimal control design methodology. A paper design of a command and disturbance controller shows that good power lever command response can be achieved; the same controller is designed to be insensitive to inlet duct buzz. A command controller is synthesized and wind tunnel tested. This controller is a good approximation to time optimal with surge-stall, TT4, and flameout constraints. Small-amplitude control responses are precise. There is strong stability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA014229

Entities

People

  • C. R. Stone
  • Charles E. Ryan Jr.
  • M. D. Ward
  • N. E. Miller
  • R. D. Schmidt

Organizations

  • Honeywell International, Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Combustion
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control
  • Control Systems
  • Equations
  • Frequency Bands
  • Gain
  • Guide Vanes
  • High Gain
  • Jet Engines
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbines
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design